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Education in Swale

District

The east of the South East. 160,671 people in 373 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Swale, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Swale had 71 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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71
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Swale had 71 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Swale among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Swale is 71.

Schools

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Schools in Swale

Swale has 71 open schools: 49 primary, 9 secondary, 11 special and 2 independent.

Outstanding
4
Good
12
Requires improvement
1
Inadequate
0

17 of the 57 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between September 2019 and July 2024.

12 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

13 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Swale

4 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Queenborough School and Nursery (July 2023), Rodmersham School (July 2024), Sheldwich Primary School (May 2024), Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School (May 2023).

Primary (49)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and NurseryVoluntary aided school2 to 11252Standards maintained, March 202540% met KS2 standard
Bobbing Village SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11192Requires improvement (overall), June 202475% met KS2 standard
Borden Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11138Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade94% met KS2 standard
Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 11209Standards maintained, January 202574% met KS2 standard
Bredgar Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11106School remains Good, January 202256% met KS2 standard
Bysing Wood Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11245Good (overall), June 202439% met KS2 standard
Canterbury Road Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11209School remains Good, March 202467% met KS2 standard
Davington Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11415Good (overall), June 202370% met KS2 standard
Eastchurch Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11164Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met25% met KS2 standard
Eastling Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11104Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met59% met KS2 standard
Ethelbert Road Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11209Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade79% met KS2 standard
Graveney Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11104School remains Good, October 202375% met KS2 standard
Grove Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11392Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met43% met KS2 standard
Halfway Houses Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11498School remains Good, March 202472% met KS2 standard
Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11104Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met53% met KS2 standard
Hernhill Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 11210School remains Outstanding, March 202470% met KS2 standard
Holywell Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11212School remains Good, July 202484% met KS2 standard
Iwade SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11591School remains Good, September 202252% met KS2 standard
Kemsley Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11217Standards maintained, October 202457% met KS2 standard
Lansdowne Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11415Good (overall), December 202273% met KS2 standard
Lower Halstow Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11200Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade33% met KS2 standard
Luddenham SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11200School remains Good, July 202437% met KS2 standard
Lynsted and Norton Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1163Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1155Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade38% met KS2 standard
Milton Court Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11251Standards maintained, January 2025Good (overall), September 201953% met KS2 standard
Minster in Sheppey Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11572Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met89% met KS2 standard
Minterne Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11393Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met55% met KS2 standard
Newington Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school2 to 11242Standards maintained, November 202473% met KS2 standard
Ospringe Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11209School remains Good, June 202369% met KS2 standard
Queenborough School and NurseryAcademy converter3 to 11470Outstanding (overall), July 202385% met KS2 standard
Regis Manor Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11616School remains Good, July 202354% met KS2 standard
Richmond Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11246Good (overall), November 202263% met KS2 standard
Rodmersham SchoolCommunity school4 to 11128Outstanding (overall), July 202472% met KS2 standard
Rose Street Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11424Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade51% met KS2 standard
Selling Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1186Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met38% met KS2 standard
Sheldwich Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11246Outstanding (overall), May 202488% met KS2 standard
South Avenue Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11408Good (overall), October 202267% met KS2 standard
St Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11198Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade43% met KS2 standard
St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11382Good (overall), February 202460% met KS2 standard
St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11208Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade45% met KS2 standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11210Good (overall), February 202467% met KS2 standard
St. Clement's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11177No outcome in Ofsted's file15% met KS2 standard
Sunny Bank Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11236Good (overall), July 202471% met KS2 standard
Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed
The Oaks Infant SchoolAcademy converter3 to 7312Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
Thistle Hill Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11349Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade49% met KS2 standard
Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11417Outstanding (overall), May 202369% met KS2 standard
West Minster Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11473Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met66% met KS2 standard
Westlands Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11469Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade67% met KS2 standard

Secondary (9)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Borden Grammar SchoolAcademy converter11 to 18938Report card, May 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 62.7
EKC Sheppey SecondaryAcademy sponsor led11 to 16542No outcome in Ofsted's file
Fulston Manor SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,314Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met, special measuresAttainment 8: 36.8
Highsted Grammar SchoolAcademy converter11 to 18793Good (overall), January 2023Attainment 8: 61.9
Leigh Academy MinsterAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,005No outcome in Ofsted's fileAttainment 8: 33.2
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,156Good (overall), February 2023Attainment 8: 65.7
The Abbey SchoolAcademy converter11 to 191,061Report card, January 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 36.7
The Sittingbourne SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 191,556Good (overall), March 2023Attainment 8: 34.8
Westlands SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,690School remains Good, May 2024Attainment 8: 42.3

Special (11)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
ALP SittingbourneOther independent special school6 to 1940No outcome in Ofsted's file
Aspire SchoolFree schools special4 to 11194Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
CraftworksSpecial post 16 institution16 to 25No outcome in Ofsted's file
Curly's Farm and SchoolOther independent special school5 to 207No outcome in Ofsted's file
Infiniti SchoolOther independent special school11 to 1928No outcome in Ofsted's file
ISP SchoolOther independent special school7 to 1859No outcome in Ofsted's file
KITE CollegeSpecial post 16 institution16 to 25No outcome in Ofsted's file
Meadowfield SchoolFoundation special school4 to 19396Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
Nore AcademyFree schools special11 to 1667No outcome in Ofsted's file
The Elmley Dray SchoolOther independent special school9 to 1926No outcome in Ofsted's file
Yew Tree Farm SchoolOther independent special school7 to 166No outcome in Ofsted's file

Independent (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Lorenden Preparatory SchoolOther independent school3 to 11113Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
VTC Independent SchoolOther independent school13 to 1821Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.