Voluntary aided school · Kent

Wateringbury Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
134Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118632URN

147 Bow Road, Wateringbury, Maidstone, ME18 5EA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.9 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

33 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 July 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
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

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Kent median (2.4) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

33 applications · 10 places offered · 7 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.3; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.2; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.9; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.7; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.4; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.3; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.4; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.8; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.5; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.1; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 1 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	10	33	3.3	7	0.70
Sep 2025	12	26	2.2	11	0.92
Sep 2024	13	29	2.2	13	1.00
Sep 2023	21	37	1.8	19	0.90
Sep 2022	17	32	1.9	14	0.82
Sep 2021	16	27	1.7	15	0.94
Sep 2020	19	29	1.5	18	0.95
Sep 2019	24	33	1.4	23	0.96
Sep 2018	30	39	1.3	31	1.03
Sep 2017	27	39	1.4	25	0.93
Sep 2016	25	45	1.8	22	0.88
Sep 2015	25	37	1.5	24	0.96
Sep 2014	21	44	2.1	18	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 83% · Maths 79% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%201st of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard21%

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	66%	10%	105	104
2023/24	61%	6%	106	104
2022/23	39%	0%	104	101

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

Wateringbury Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
The Discovery School
2.5 km · Kent

Outstanding2023

2.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.9 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery
2.9 km · Kent

Outstanding2024

3.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill
3.2 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.0applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Mereworth Community Primary School
3.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

3.4applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Barming Primary School
4.0 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
East Farleigh Primary School
4.5 km · Kent

2026

3.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Hunton Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Kent

2026

3.9applications per place 69%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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118632 · 886/3084
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 134 on roll
Free school meals: 27.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: 147 Bow Road, Wateringbury, Maidstone, ME18 5EA
Local authority: Kent · Tonbridge and Malling

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