Voluntary controlled school · Kent

Thurnham Church of England Infant School

5–7Ages
254Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118629URN

The Landway, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4BL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.6 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

161 applications for 90 places · 329th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 February 2023Ofsted'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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Kent median (2.4) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

161 applications · 90 places offered · 77 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.9; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.9; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.3; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.2; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.3; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.3; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.6; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.7; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.5; 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	90	161	1.8	77	0.86
Sep 2025	68	147	2.2	65	0.96
Sep 2024	90	189	2.1	83	0.92
Sep 2023	90	174	1.9	86	0.96
Sep 2022	89	171	1.9	86	0.97
Sep 2021	90	174	1.9	89	0.99
Sep 2020	90	209	2.3	90	1.00
Sep 2019	90	199	2.2	79	0.88
Sep 2018	90	210	2.3	99	1.10
Sep 2017	90	211	2.3	86	0.96
Sep 2016	90	235	2.6	100	1.11
Sep 2015	90	247	2.7	100	1.11
Sep 2014	89	224	2.5	79	0.89

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Thurnham Church of England Infant SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place
Roseacre Junior School
0.1 km · Kent

Good2024

73%met the SATs standard
Madginford Primary School
1.0 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy Bearsted
1.3 km · Kent

Outstanding2023

3.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Greenfields Community Primary School
2.2 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough
2.6 km · Kent

2026

3.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Senacre Wood Primary School
2.7 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

3.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Park Way Primary School
2.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 53%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: 118629 · 886/3081
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 270 pupils · 254 on roll
Free school meals: 5.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: The Landway, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4BL
Local authority: Kent · Maidstone

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