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The Craylands School

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

personMr Kris Hiscock

location_onSwanscombe, DA10 0LP

language Visit Website phone 1322388230

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

417

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Expected Standard

76%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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The Craylands School is a Community school primary school in Swanscombe, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 20% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

The Craylands School is a community school in Swanscombe, Kent, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 422 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #57 of 424 primaries in Kent and #2,361 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 61%

Reading84% LA 74%

Writing79% LA 72%

Maths85% LA 70%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading82% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths87% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading68% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths70% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA -0.4

-0.2 to 3.0

0.7

Write

LA -0.2

-0.8 to 2.3

1.6

Maths

LA -1.2

0.1 to 3.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading70% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA 0.0

-2.6 to 2.0

0.8

Write

LA 0.1

-1.3 to 2.9

1.9

Maths

LA -0.6

-0.1 to 3.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 65%

Reading77% LA 76%

Writing74% LA 80%

Maths84% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA 0.0

-0.3 to 4.1

0.8

Write

LA 0.4

-1.3 to 2.9

3.2

Maths

LA -0.5

1.2 to 5.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 January 2025

Inspection Report

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24 September 2019

Inspection Report

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11 February 2016

Inspection Report

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04 December 2013

Inspection Report

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30 May 2012

Inspection Report

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20 November 2008

Inspection Report

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20 June 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-02-11

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-12-04

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 422 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	422	3	0.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	423	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	421	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	416	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	419	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	417	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	412	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	389	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	389	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	388	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	360	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	359	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	350	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	327	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	327	3	0.9%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	331	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	302	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	301	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	295	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	269	4	1.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	261	2	0.8%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	266	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	239	2	0.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	240	7	2.9%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	237	3	1.3%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 33 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 21 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 12 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils