St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Swanley Village, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.443 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Swanley Village, Kent for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 17 June 2025. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 | 0.443 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 30 first-choice applications for 14 offers; 14 offers went to first-choice families and 16 first-choice families (53%) were not offered a place.
- Reception 2026 had 2.1 first choices per offer, the 2nd highest of 426 Kent primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 19% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The last child offered a Reception 2026 place lived 0.443 miles away, nearer than in 2025 and 2024, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years.
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
- School Lane, Swanley Village, BR8 7PJ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 107 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 17 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are immensely proud and happy to attend this school.”
- “They flourish in this caring community and develop a strong sense of belonging.”
- “Children in the early years settle seamlessly into the school’s highly effective routines.”
To improve
- “However, the school knows there is more to do in a small number of subjects where some of the changes introduced are newer than others.”
- “Sometimes, expectations could be higher and adaptation to learning activities could be more precise.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 July 2025 (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) | 75% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 14 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.
- Hextable Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Downsview Community Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Horizon Primary Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- High Firs Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Wilmington Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Joydens Wood Infant School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published