Entries on this page include the OFSTED Grade for each Primary School updated twice a year, also recording change from previous Inspection result, together with some other relevant information below. It is worth using the search engine on the Home Page to pick up other references to individual schools.

You will find advice on Primary school Admissions and Appeals here. 

You can read the full Report on each Primary School at OFSTED. Each school is awarded a main Grade: Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement (previously Satisfactory), and Inadequate (two sub categories - A school that has serious weaknesses is inadequate overall and requires significant improvement but leadership and management are judged to be Grade 3 or better - A school that requires special measures is one where the school is failing to give its pupils an acceptable standard of education and the school’s leaders, managers or governors have not demonstrated that they have the capacity to secure the necessary improvement in the school). Each Report carries a brief description of the school before justifying its decision in more detail. If a school is in Special Measures or Serious Weaknesses, the results of further monitoring visits are noted.

A majority of the schools that have previously had a 'Good' or 'Outstanding' assessment are given a Short Inspection (known as Section 8). These are indicated by 'Good (S). These will be confirmed in their assessment grade. However for some of these schools, the Inspection Team may consider that there are concerns, or in the case of a Good school, grounds for raising the Grade and this can only be done by a full Section Five Grade. These are recorded for example as  'Outstanding (SC) or 'Good (SR). 

You will find an analysis of oversubscription and vacancies for  Swanley and District Primary Places for September 2019 Allocations here, 2018 here, for 2017 here, and for 2016 here.

You will find a commercial site providing a comprehensive analysis of  different 11 Plus exams, preparation and appeals at 11 Plus Exams.

Reports on Inspections between between September 2018 and July 2019  are in the first table, followed by other tables containing older ones.

(A) Indicates the school is an Academy (2017 onwards)  

SWANLEY & DISTRICT PRIMARY SCHOOL OFSTED REPORTS Sep 2019 - Feb 2020
School	OFSTED Grade	Date	Change
Downsview	Good (SC)	Jan 20	Section 5 Required
St Paul's CofE	Good (S)	Jan 20	No change

  

SWANLEY & DISTRICT PRIMARY SCHOOL OFSTED REPORTS Sep 18 - Jul 19
School	OFSTED Grade	Date	Change
Crockenhill	Good (S)	Mar 19	No change
Horizon (A)	Good	Nov 18	No change

 

SWANLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL OFSTED REPORTS 2017-18
School	OFSTED Grade	Date	Change
High Firs	Good	Feb 18	No change
Hextable	Good	Mar 18	No change
Horizon (A)	Good (SR)	Feb 18	No change

 

SWANLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL OFSTED REPORTS 2016-7
School	OFSTED Grade	Date	Change
Downsview Community	Good	July 16	No change
St Bartholomew's Catholic	Good	Jan 17	No change
St Mary's CofE VA	Good	Apr 17	Up one

 

SWANLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL OFSTED REPORTS 2015-6
School	OFSTED Grade	Date	Change
St Paul's CofE	Good	May 16	Up one

 

SWANLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL OFSTED REPORTS 2014-15
School	OFSTED Grade	Date	Change
St Mary's CofE	Requires Improvement	Apr 15	No change

 

SWANLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL OFSTED REPORTS 2013-14
School	OFSTED Grade	Date	Change
Hextable	Good	Dec 13	Up one
High Firs	Good	Jul 14	up one
Horizon	Good	Sep 13	1st Academy Insp
St Paul's CofE	Requires Improvement	Jan 14	Down one

School	OFSTED Grade	Date	Change
High Firs	Requires Improvement	Sep 12	No change
St Mary's CofE	Requires Improvement	May 13	Down one

Pre September 2012 Reports

School	Grade	Date	Further Information
Downsview Community Primary	Special Measures	Nov 2010	Satisfactory Prog Nov 2011 see below
Downsview Community Primary	Good	Mar 2012	see above
Hextable Primary	Satisfactory	May 2012
Horizon Primary	Satisfactory	Sep 2010