Community school · Kent

Wingham Primary School

4–11Ages
204Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118403URN

School Lane, Wingham, Canterbury, CT3 1BD · 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

3.1per place

0.6 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

92 applications for 30 places · 79th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%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 6 January 2026Published 3 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			Expected standard
Early years		Strong 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

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Inspection history

6 January 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
17 November 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

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Kent median (2.4) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

92 applications · 30 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 3.1; Kent median median 2.4
2025 3.0; Kent median median 2.3
2024 3.2; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.8; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.0; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.7; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.1; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.1; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.3; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.2; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.5; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.3; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.2; 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	92	3.1	35	1.17
Sep 2025	29	86	3.0	16	0.55
Sep 2024	31	100	3.2	32	1.03
Sep 2023	30	85	2.8	32	1.07
Sep 2022	25	51	2.0	22	0.88
Sep 2021	21	57	2.7	20	0.95
Sep 2020	26	55	2.1	25	0.96
Sep 2019	28	60	2.1	26	0.93
Sep 2018	31	71	2.3	30	0.97
Sep 2017	30	66	2.2	29	0.97
Sep 2016	30	75	2.5	29	0.97
Sep 2015	30	70	2.3	35	1.17
Sep 2014	30	67	2.2	20	0.67

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 81% · Maths 84% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%74th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard23%

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	77%	16%	104	104
2023/24	73%	3%	107	103
2022/23	66%	17%	106	104

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

Wingham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025
Goodnestone Church of England Primary School
2.9 km · Kent

Good2024

3.2applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Littlebourne Church of England Primary School
3.3 km · Kent

Some aspects not as strong2024

2.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Adisham Church of England Primary School
3.6 km · Kent

2025

3.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Preston Primary School
3.8 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Kent

Improved significantly2025

1.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham
4.8 km · Kent

2026

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Aylesham Primary School
4.9 km · Kent

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

1.4applications per place

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: 118403 · 886/2326
Capacity: 210 pupils · 204 on roll
Free school meals: 18.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: School Lane, Wingham, Canterbury, CT3 1BD
Local authority: Kent · Dover

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