The Craylands School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Swanscombe, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.574 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Craylands School is a primary school in Swanscombe, Kent for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 15 January 2025. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
The Craylands 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 | 0.574 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
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.574 miles away, 54th shortest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance, this one included.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was about the same as in 2025 and in 2023, and stayed close to the year before in every year with a published distance.
- For 2026 Reception, there were 57 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 50 offers went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 76% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
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
- Craylands Lane, Swanscombe, DA10 0LP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 414 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 15 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school community and excited to share their learning.”
- “The school’s values thread through every aspect of school life.”
- “As ‘Cray Learners’, pupils develop the behaviours to be ‘learners for life’.”
To improve
- “While most pupils progress well with their reading, a few need more support.”
- “This has not always been provided quickly enough, which means they do not yet have the reading skills they need to access the curriculum.”
- “The school is aware of this and recognises the need for further targeted support.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 February 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) | 76% | 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: 57 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 50 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.
- Manor Community Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Knockhall Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Ebbsfleet Green Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Lawn Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Springhead Park Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Bean Primary School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published