Voluntary controlled school · Kent

Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
140Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118619URN

The Street, Bredhurst, Gillingham, ME7 3JY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.6 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

60 applications for 20 places · 89th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

90%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 · 23 January 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Kent median (2.4) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

60 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.0; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.9; Kent median median 2.3
2024 3.6; Kent median median 2.4
2023 3.7; Kent median median 2.3
2022 3.3; Kent median median 2.1
2021 5.1; Kent median median 2.2
2020 3.6; Kent median median 2.2
2019 5.9; Kent median median 2.1
2018 5.7; Kent median median 2.1
2017 3.3; Kent median median 2.2
2016 4.1; Kent median median 2.5
2015 6.1; Kent median median 2.4
2014 5.5; 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	20	60	3.0	20	1.00
Sep 2025	20	58	2.9	23	1.15
Sep 2024	20	71	3.6	40	2.00
Sep 2023	20	74	3.7	31	1.55
Sep 2022	21	70	3.3	32	1.52
Sep 2021	15	76	5.1	29	1.93
Sep 2020	15	54	3.6	25	1.67
Sep 2019	15	88	5.9	48	3.20
Sep 2018	15	86	5.7	35	2.33
Sep 2017	16	53	3.3	25	1.56
Sep 2016	15	62	4.1	15	1.00
Sep 2015	15	92	6.1	34	2.27
Sep 2014	15	83	5.5	33	2.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 90% · Maths 95% → all three 90% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard90%7th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard71%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard95%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	90%	24%	111	109
2023/24	84%	26%	111	111
2022/23	88%	18%	111	110

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

Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.0applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Deanwood Primary School
1.6 km · Medway

Remains Good2024

3.5applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Medway

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Hempstead Junior School
1.8 km · Medway

Remains Good2024

72%met the SATs standard
Hempstead Infant School
1.9 km · Medway

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place
Fairview Community Primary School
2.0 km · Medway

Standards maintained2024

2.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Swingate Primary School
2.3 km · Medway

Remains Good · improving2024
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
2.4 km · Medway

Not yet inspected

2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Parkwood Primary School
2.5 km · Medway

Requires improvement2023

2.8applications per place

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118619 · 886/3061
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 140 pupils · 140 on roll
Free school meals: 6.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: The Street, Bredhurst, Gillingham, ME7 3JY
Local authority: Kent · Maidstone

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