Singlewell Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Gravesend, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.409 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Singlewell Primary School is a primary school in Gravesend, Kent for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 24 January 2023. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Singlewell Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.409 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 40 first-choice applications for 48 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 8 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- The last distance offered for Reception in 2026 was 2.409 miles, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- Of the 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance, this one was the 201st longest, against a middle figure of 2.24 miles.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Mackenzie Way, Gravesend, DA12 5TY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 402 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 24 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at this vibrant and attractive school.”
- “Everyone is welcomed, included and looked after.”
- “There is a strong ‘family feel’ across the whole school community.”
To improve
- “Nonetheless, leaders are in the process of strengthening the school’s curriculum.”
- “This is so that there are a wider range of opportunities for pupils to develop their interests and broaden their experiences.”
- “This work is continuing and is better developed in some subjects than in others.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 40 first-preference applications, 48 offers in total, 40 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- King's Farm Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Riverview Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Tymberwood Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Whitehill Primary School 1.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Westcourt Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Shears Green Infant School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Shears Green Junior School 1.5 mi School remains Good
- Istead Rise Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published