Schools in Swanley
Swanley has 10 schools — 6 primaries and 1 secondary — mostly within Kent County Council's admissions co-ordination. Four schools operate as academies with independent admissions policies. Two schools are at or above published capacity, so applications should be submitted by the national deadlines to maximise priority.
Two schools have a religious character, meaning faith criteria may apply alongside distance. Kent County Council operates a supplementary information form system for some schools; parents should check whether their preferred schools require one. Kent's Grammar School selection tests are available to Year 6 pupils in the area; selection results affect secondary school options across the county.
School demand in Swanley
Across the 8 schools in Swanley with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 91%. 2 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
2 schools in Swanley have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
4 of the schools in Swanley are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Kent, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
3 of the schools in Swanley have a current Ofsted rating, of which 2 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Swanley: 1 oversubscribed (6)
High Firs Primary School
Primary · Community school
Swanley · BR8 8NR
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Swanley · BR8 7BU
Downsview Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Swanley · BR8 8AU
Hextable Primary School
Primary · Community school
Swanley · BR8 7RL
Horizon Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Swanley · BR8 7BT
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley
Primary · Academy converter
Swanley · BR8 7AY
Secondary Schools in Swanley (1)
Other Schools in Swanley (3)
The Annex School House
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Swanley · BR8 7PS
Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Swanley · BR8 8DR
SupaJam Education In Music and Media
Not applicable · Special post 16 institution
Swanley · BR8 7TE
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Swanley are set by Kent and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.