Primary school in Swanley, Kent
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley
Sycamore Drive, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7AY
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 5 May 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 318
- Places
- 340
- How full
- 94% full — 318 of 340 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 170 / 148
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Sevenoaks 002D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 24%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 28%
- Households owning their home
- 45%
- Households in social housing
- 45%
- Households with no car
- 32%
- Adults economically inactive
- 44%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Giovanna McRae
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- Swanley White Oak
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- URN
- 151498
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 77% | 0.2 mi |
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 59% | 0.4 mi |
| High Firs Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 63% | 0.5 mi |
| Downsview Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 52% | 0.5 mi |
| Crockenhill Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 41% | 1.1 mi |
| St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 75% | 1.1 mi |
| Hextable Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 66% | 1.2 mi |
| Joydens Wood Junior SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 63% | 1.9 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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