Community school · Kent

Headcorn Primary School

4–11Ages
401Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118291URN

Kings Road, Headcorn, TN27 9QT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.8 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

98 applications for 60 places · 354th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 10 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Kent median (2.4) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

98 applications · 60 places offered · 64 named it first

2026 1.6; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.5; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.4; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.3; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.2; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.4; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.4; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.4; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.6; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.4; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.0; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.2; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	98	1.6	64	1.07
Sep 2025	56	83	1.5	53	0.95
Sep 2024	60	83	1.4	63	1.05
Sep 2023	54	72	1.3	49	0.91
Sep 2022	60	94	1.6	57	0.95
Sep 2021	58	69	1.2	54	0.93
Sep 2020	47	66	1.4	44	0.94
Sep 2019	60	86	1.4	59	0.98
Sep 2018	59	82	1.4	57	0.97
Sep 2017	38	61	1.6	36	0.95
Sep 2016	26	62	2.4	21	0.81
Sep 2015	30	59	2.0	41	1.37
Sep 2014	30	65	2.2	44	1.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 73% · Maths 65% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%246th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	62%	11%	105	102
2023/24	57%	10%	105	102
2022/23	50%	20%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Headcorn Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Frittenden Church of England Primary School
4.0 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Ulcombe Church of England Primary School
4.8 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 15%met the SATs standard
Staplehurst School
5.0 km · Kent

Good2022
Smarden Primary School
5.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

3.9applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Sutton Valence Primary School
5.5 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
John Mayne Church of England Primary School
6.3 km · Kent

2026

1.5applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Kingswood Primary School
6.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Platts Heath Primary School
7.5 km · Kent

2026

7.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118291 · 886/2165
Capacity: 420 pupils · 401 on roll
Free school meals: 30.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Kings Road, Headcorn, TN27 9QT
Local authority: Kent · Maidstone

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources