Swalecliffe Community Primary School
Whitstable · Kent
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About Swalecliffe Community Primary School
Swalecliffe Community Primary School is a primary school in Whitstable, Kent. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
The Coastal Alliance Co-operative Trust is a Foundation/co-operative school trust. The trust operates 3 member schools: 3 primary schools. Local authorities: Kent. Regions: South East. — from the The Coastal Alliance Co-operative Trust public record.
Swalecliffe Community Primary School is a primary school in Whitstable, Kent, part of The Coastal Alliance Co-operative Trust. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Swalecliffe Community Primary School
- Address
- Bridgefield Road, Swalecliffe
- Postcode
- CT5 2PH
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Kent
- Parliamentary constituency
- Canterbury
- URN (official identifier)
- 118558
- Establishment number
- 2643
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 492
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 630
- School type
- Foundation school
- Governance
- Maintained school
- Academy trust
- The Coastal Alliance Co-operative Trust
- Local authority
- Kent
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Cooper
- Ofsted inspection
- School remains Good · Inspected 14 Sep 2023Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.swalecliffeprimary.org
- Telephone
- 01227272101
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Swalecliffe Community Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 492 | 250,889 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 17.1% | 25.6% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 12.2% | 13.6% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 2.0% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 1.6% | 14.4% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
5 published inspections for Swalecliffe Community Primary School.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good
Report published 17 Oct 2023
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read report- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- School remains Good
Report published 27 Feb 2018
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 19 Jul 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 13 Jun 2011
· Section 5 RTI
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 6 Dec 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Swalecliffe Community Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 7.1% | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 19.8% | 14.4% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Swalecliffe Community Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £116,250 for 75 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 15.4% | 27.0% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £238 | £364 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Swalecliffe Community Primary School
2025/26 financial year (CFR) · Primary · 492 pupils.
| This school | Kent average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £3,211,773 £6,528 per pupil | £7,208 | £7,739 |
| Total spending | £3,305,196 £6,718 per pupil | £7,208 | £7,779 |
| Teaching staff | £1,778,144 £3,614 per pupil · 53.8% | £3,450 · 47.9% | £3,533 · 45.4% |
| Education support staff | £554,112 £1,126 per pupil · 16.8% | £1,444 · 20.0% | £1,548 · 19.9% |
| Supply and agency staff | £85,525 £174 per pupil · 2.6% | £87 · 1.2% | £198 · 2.5% |
| …of which agency supply | £8,154 £17 per pupil · 0.2% | £47 · 0.7% | £141 · 1.8% |
| In-year balance | −£93,423 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £9,199 | ||
Previous year (2024/25): spending £6,856 per pupil, supply and agency £235 per pupil — spending down £139 per pupil on 2024/25.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Consistent Financial Reporting 2025/26 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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