St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley
Sycamore Drive, Swanley, BR8 7AY
318 pupils · 94% of 340 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 21.4%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 May 2022, published 28 June 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.02 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 45 | 46 | 81 | 45 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Horizon Primary Academy 0.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- High Firs Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Downsview Community Primary School 0.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Crockenhill Primary School 1.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.