Voluntary controlled school · Kent

Harrietsham Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
393Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118622URN

West Street, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1JZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.7 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

95 applications for 55 places · 338th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

42%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 · 20 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Kent median (2.4) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

95 applications · 55 places offered · 49 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.5; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.4; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.6; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.7; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.4; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.0; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.1; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 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	55	95	1.7	49	0.89
Sep 2025	60	91	1.5	60	1.00
Sep 2024	56	80	1.4	54	0.96
Sep 2023	60	98	1.6	64	1.07
Sep 2022	43	68	1.6	41	0.95
Sep 2021	45	81	1.8	39	0.87
Sep 2020	44	73	1.7	40	0.91
Sep 2019	35	63	1.8	30	0.86
Sep 2018	37	64	1.7	34	0.92
Sep 2017	28	50	1.8	27	0.96
Sep 2016	30	72	2.4	37	1.23
Sep 2015	22	44	2.0	21	0.95
Sep 2014	21	44	2.1	19	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 56% · Maths 50% → all three 42% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard42%385th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	42%	2%	103	101
2023/24	68%	0%	104	103
2022/23	56%	3%	106	103

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

Harrietsham Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.7applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Platts Heath Primary School
2.8 km · Kent

2026

7.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Kingswood Primary School
2.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Hollingbourne Primary School
2.9 km · Kent

2026

3.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Lenham Primary School
3.5 km · Kent

Good2023

2.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School
3.6 km · Kent

2026

3.7applications per place 7%met the SATs standard
Ulcombe Church of England Primary School
4.0 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 15%met the SATs standard
Sutton Valence Primary School
6.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School
6.8 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 38%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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118622 · 886/3067
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 393 on roll
Free school meals: 24.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: West Street, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1JZ
Local authority: Kent · Maidstone

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