Community school · Kent

Rodmersham School

4–11Ages
128Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118346URN

Rodmersham Green, Sittingbourne, ME9 0PS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

6.8per place

4.4 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

68 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 10 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

6.8applications per place, Reception

4.4 above Kent median (2.4) 4.6 above England median (2.2)

68 applications · 10 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 6.8; Kent median median 2.4
2025 3.8; Kent median median 2.3
2024 5.0; Kent median median 2.4
2023 3.6; Kent median median 2.3
2022 5.3; Kent median median 2.1
2021 4.7; Kent median median 2.2
2020 3.4; Kent median median 2.2
2019 4.7; Kent median median 2.1
2018 6.7; Kent median median 2.1
2017 4.8; Kent median median 2.2
2016 7.2; Kent median median 2.5
2015 7.3; Kent median median 2.4
2014 8.3; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 13 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	10	68	6.8	17	1.70
Sep 2025	14	53	3.8	20	1.43
Sep 2024	10	50	5.0	11	1.10
Sep 2023	20	71	3.6	25	1.25
Sep 2022	8	42	5.3	6	0.75
Sep 2021	13	61	4.7	25	1.92
Sep 2020	18	61	3.4	17	0.94
Sep 2019	10	47	4.7	10	1.00
Sep 2018	10	67	6.7	13	1.30
Sep 2017	16	77	4.8	24	1.50
Sep 2016	10	72	7.2	16	1.60
Sep 2015	10	73	7.3	15	1.50
Sep 2014	10	83	8.3	25	2.50

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 78% · Maths 89% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%130th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	72%	6%	108	107
2023/24	78%	17%	109	108
2022/23	85%	8%	108	107

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

Rodmersham SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

6.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School
1.7 km · Kent

Outstanding2023

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
South Avenue Primary School
2.0 km · Kent

Good2022

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Canterbury Road Primary School
2.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

4.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery
2.1 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Lansdowne Primary School
2.3 km · Kent

Good2022

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
The Oaks Infant School
2.3 km · Kent

2026

2.5applications per place
Minterne Junior School
2.4 km · Kent

2026

55%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
2.4 km · Kent

Good2024

2.6applications per place 67%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: 118346 · 886/2239
Capacity: 70 pupils · 128 on roll
Free school meals: 14.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Rodmersham Green, Sittingbourne, ME9 0PS
Local authority: Kent · Swale

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