Community school · Kent

Lenham Primary School

4–11Ages
204Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118294URN

Ham Lane, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2LL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.3 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

82 applications for 30 places · 121st of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Kent median (2.4) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

82 applications · 30 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 2.7; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.9; Kent median median 2.3
2024 3.0; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.7; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.4; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.2; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.3; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.5; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.8; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.0; Kent median median 2.3

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	30	82	2.7	37	1.23
Sep 2025	30	87	2.9	33	1.10
Sep 2024	19	57	3.0	16	0.84
Sep 2023	30	81	2.7	33	1.10
Sep 2022	30	71	2.4	36	1.20
Sep 2021	30	67	2.2	36	1.20
Sep 2020	30	58	1.9	30	1.00
Sep 2019	30	68	2.3	36	1.20
Sep 2018	29	53	1.8	29	1.00
Sep 2017	30	57	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2016	30	76	2.5	29	0.97
Sep 2015	30	55	1.8	31	1.03
Sep 2014	30	60	2.0	33	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 63% · Maths 60% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%356th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard17%

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	47%	3%	104	102
2023/24	60%	3%	106	103
2022/23	66%	6%	107	105

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

Lenham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Platts Heath Primary School
2.4 km · Kent

2026

7.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Harrietsham Church of England Primary School
3.5 km · Kent

Good2024

1.7applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Egerton Church of England Primary School
5.0 km · Kent

Good2023

2.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Kingswood Primary School
5.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Ulcombe Church of England Primary School
5.7 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 15%met the SATs standard
Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School
6.0 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Hollingbourne Primary School
6.1 km · Kent

2026

3.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Charing Church of England Primary School
6.3 km · Kent

2026

2.5applications per place 93%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: 118294 · 886/2168
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 210 pupils · 204 on roll
Free school meals: 30.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Ham Lane, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2LL
Local authority: Kent · Maidstone

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