1
Rodmersham School
Sittingbourne • Kent • ME9 0PS
1
12 Sep 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Swale
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Swale. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
49
Outstanding
6
Good
30
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 14% · G: 70% · RI: 16% · I: 0%
2
Sheldwich Primary School
Faversham • Kent • ME13 0LU
1
23 Jun 2024
3
Queenborough School and Nursery
Queenborough • Kent • ME11 5DF
1
25 Sep 2023
4
Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Sittingbourne • Kent • ME10 1YG
1
9 Jul 2023
5
St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School
Faversham • Kent • ME13 8AP
1
10 Sep 2018
6
Hernhill Church of England Primary School
Faversham • Kent • ME13 9JG
1
6 Dec 2017
7
Sunny Bank Primary School
Sittingbourne • Kent • ME10 3QN
2
16 Sep 2024
8
Bysing Wood Primary School
Faversham • Kent • ME13 7NU
2
7 Jul 2024
9
St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School
Sheerness • Kent • ME12 3QU
2
19 Mar 2024
10
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Sittingbourne • Kent • ME10 1UJ
2
5 Mar 2024
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Davington Primary School 2 • Sep 2023
- Lansdowne Primary School 2 • Feb 2023
- Richmond Primary School 2 • Jan 2023
- South Avenue Primary School 2 • Nov 2022
- Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School 2 • Jun 2022
- Minster in Sheppey Primary School 2 • May 2022
- Milton Court Primary Academy 2 • Oct 2019
- Newington Church of England Primary School 2 • Jun 2019
- Lower Halstow Primary School 2 • Mar 2019
- Luddenham School 2 • Mar 2019