Community school · Kent

Eastling Primary School

4–11Ages
104Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118336URN

Kettle Hill Road, Eastling, Faversham, ME13 0BA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.6 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

24 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 18 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

13 January 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
20 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Kent median (2.4) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

24 applications · 13 places offered · 12 named it first

2026 1.9; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.9; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.6; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.2; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.3; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.5; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.2; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.3; 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	13	24	1.9	12	0.92
Sep 2025	15	29	1.9	18	1.20
Sep 2024	15	32	2.1	21	1.40
Sep 2023	11	17	1.6	9	0.82
Sep 2022	12	19	1.6	12	1.00
Sep 2021	5	11	2.2	4	0.80
Sep 2020	14	18	1.3	11	0.79
Sep 2019	6	9	1.5	6	1.00
Sep 2018	11	18	1.6	11	1.00
Sep 2017	12	21	1.8	10	0.83
Sep 2016	17	37	2.2	17	1.00
Sep 2015	14	29	2.1	13	0.93
Sep 2014	7	16	2.3	7	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 82% · Maths 65% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%270th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	59%	12%	107	103
2023/24	62%	0%	107	102
2022/23	64%	0%	107	100

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

Eastling Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Sheldwich Primary School
4.7 km · Kent

Outstanding2024

2.7applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Lynsted and Norton Primary School
5.2 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place
Ospringe Church of England Primary School
5.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Ethelbert Road Primary School
6.4 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School
6.4 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Bysing Wood Primary School
6.5 km · Kent

Good2024

1.7applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School
6.5 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025
Luddenham School
6.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 37%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118336 · 886/2226
Capacity: 105 pupils · 104 on roll
Free school meals: 21.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Kettle Hill Road, Eastling, Faversham, ME13 0BA
Local authority: Kent · Swale

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