Swingate Primary School
School Name: Swingate Primary School Address: Sultan Road, Lordswood Town/City: Chatham County: Kent Postcode: ME5 8TJ Country: 44058696 Telephone Number: 01634 863778 Website: www.swingate.medway.sch.uk/
Phase: Primary (ages 3-11) Type: Community school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Headteacher: Mr Steven Geary
Capacity: 630
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 20 January 2022:
Number of pupils: 651 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 103% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 13.3%
URN: 118509
DfE Number: 887/2549
UKPRN: 10076224
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Medway (E06000035)
Constituency: Chatham and Aylesford (E14000626)
Electoral Ward: Lordswood and Capstone (E05002254)
Easting & Northing: 577377E, 162361N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 19' 59.91" N 0° 32' 41.88" E
Plus Code: 9F328GMV+8X
DfE Record: View record
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (0.5km)
- Lordswood School (1.0km)
- Walderslade Primary School (1.6km)
- Tunbury Primary School (1.6km)
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School (2.1km)
- Maundene School (2.2km)
- Oaklands School (2.2km)
- Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (2.3km)
- Greenacre Academy (2.4km)
- Walderslade Girls' School (2.4km)
Predecessor school†
- Ms Tara Baker - Governor. Appointed on 21 April 2021 (Nominated by LA and appointed by GB). Term runs until 20 April 2025.
- Mrs Samantha Carter - Governor. Appointed on 21 April 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 20 April 2026.
- David Coates - Governor. Appointed on 21 April 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 20 April 2026.
- Nasima Empraim - Governor. Appointed on 21 April 2021 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 20 April 2025.
- Cheryl Francis - Governor. Appointed on 26 May 2022 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 25 May 2026.
- Mrs Sally Furniss - Governor. Appointed on 20 July 2022 (Appointed by LA). Term runs until 19 July 2026.
- Paul Harrison - Governor. Appointed on 21 April 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 20 April 2026.
- Mr John Murdoch - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 21 April 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 20 April 2026.
- James Packman - Governor. Appointed on 21 April 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 20 April 2026.
- Stephen Roe - Governor. Appointed on 21 April 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 20 April 2026.
- Hinna Saeed - Governor. Appointed on 21 April 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 20 April 2026.
- Mrs Rachael Simpson - Governor. Appointed on 21 April 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 20 April 2026.
- Mr Terry Smith - Governor. Appointed on 21 April 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 20 April 2026.
- Zoe Spearink - Governor. Appointed on 21 April 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 20 April 2026.
- Adam Strudwick-Long - Governor. Appointed on 21 April 2022 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 20 April 2026.