Community school · Kent

Hoath Primary School

4–11Ages
106Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118361URN

School Lane, Hoath, Canterbury, CT3 4LA · 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

5.5per place

3.1 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

83 applications for 15 places · 2nd of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%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 27 January 2026Published 29 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

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Inspection history

27 January 2026
Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
18 January 2022
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

5.5applications per place, Reception

3.1 above Kent median (2.4) 3.3 above England median (2.2)

83 applications · 15 places offered · 25 named it first

2026 5.5; Kent median median 2.4
2025 4.9; Kent median median 2.3
2024 4.8; Kent median median 2.4
2023 5.2; Kent median median 2.3
2022 4.0; Kent median median 2.1
2021 3.6; Kent median median 2.2
2020 4.9; Kent median median 2.2
2019 3.5; Kent median median 2.1
2018 4.0; Kent median median 2.1
2017 4.1; Kent median median 2.2
2016 4.1; Kent median median 2.5
2015 4.9; Kent median median 2.4
2014 4.3; 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	15	83	5.5	25	1.67
Sep 2025	15	73	4.9	21	1.40
Sep 2024	14	67	4.8	19	1.36
Sep 2023	15	78	5.2	24	1.60
Sep 2022	14	56	4.0	20	1.43
Sep 2021	14	51	3.6	16	1.14
Sep 2020	10	49	4.9	10	1.00
Sep 2019	15	53	3.5	21	1.40
Sep 2018	15	60	4.0	10	0.67
Sep 2017	15	62	4.1	16	1.07
Sep 2016	15	62	4.1	17	1.13
Sep 2015	9	44	4.9	8	0.89
Sep 2014	9	39	4.3	9	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 86% · Maths 79% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%139th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	71%	7%	105	104
2023/24	80%	0%	106	105
2022/23	80%	27%	109	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

Hoath Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

5.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Chislet Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Kent

Good2022

3.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Water Meadows Primary School
2.2 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School
2.4 km · Kent

2026

2.5applications per place
Herne Church of England Junior School
2.6 km · Kent

Remains Outstanding2023

81%met the SATs standard
Reculver Church of England Primary School
3.7 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Sturry Church of England Primary School
4.1 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Herne Bay Infant School
4.4 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place
Herne Bay Junior School
4.4 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

34%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: 118361 · 886/2265
Capacity: 105 pupils · 106 on roll
Free school meals: 26.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: School Lane, Hoath, Canterbury, CT3 4LA
Local authority: Kent · Canterbury

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