St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley

School overview

St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley is a primary school serving Swanley, Kent, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 326 pupils aged 5 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 6.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 24% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 98% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (46 first choices for 45 places). St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.