Manor Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Swanscombe, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.219 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Manor Community Primary School is a primary school in Swanscombe, Kent for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 1 May 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Manor Community 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 | 1.219 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
- At 1.219 miles, the Reception 2026 last distance offered was the 125th shortest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 2.24 miles).
- Reception last distances have swung sharply: the 2026 figure was nearer the school than in 2025 but further than in 2024.
- Reception 2026 had 66 first-choice applications for 90 offers; 62 offers went to first-choice families, 4 first-choice families were not offered a place, and 28 to families ranking it lower.
- In 2024/25, 66% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th lowest 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
- Keary Road, Swanscombe, DA10 0BU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 692 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 1 May 2024
Strengths
- “The vision for pupils to ‘learn and believe, aspire and achieve’ is proudly fulfilled across all ages in this thriving school.”
- “Despite the school being larger than average, parents say that it feels like a family.”
- “This togetherness is achieved through consistently high expectations and a shared commitment to inclusivity.”
To improve
- “Many pupils show impressive recall of their learning, but occasionally staff checks of pupils’ learning are less precise, and some pupils require extra help to remember key knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 June 2024 (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) | 66% | 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: 66 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 62 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.
- Ebbsfleet Green Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- The Craylands School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Lawn Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Knockhall Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Springhead Park Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Botolph's Church of England Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published