Voluntary controlled school · Kent

Barham Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
210Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118653URN

Valley Road, Barham, Barham C of E Primary School, CANTERBURY, CT4 6NX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 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

90 applications for 30 places · 89th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%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 · 24 January 2023Ofsted'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	Outstanding
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

24 January 2023
Graded inspection: Good
9 October 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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)

90 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.0; Kent median median 2.4
2025 4.1; Kent median median 2.3
2024 3.0; Kent median median 2.4
2023 3.2; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.8; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.8; Kent median median 2.2
2020 3.1; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.0; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.9; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.5; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.6; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.6; Kent median median 2.4
2014 3.1; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 12 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	30	90	3.0	29	0.97
Sep 2025	30	123	4.1	63	2.10
Sep 2024	30	91	3.0	37	1.23
Sep 2023	30	97	3.2	47	1.57
Sep 2022	30	83	2.8	38	1.27
Sep 2021	29	81	2.8	34	1.17
Sep 2020	30	93	3.1	40	1.33
Sep 2019	30	61	2.0	31	1.03
Sep 2018	30	87	2.9	36	1.20
Sep 2017	30	75	2.5	38	1.27
Sep 2016	26	67	2.6	25	0.96
Sep 2015	30	79	2.6	40	1.33
Sep 2014	21	64	3.1	21	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 71% · Maths 84% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%280th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	58%	13%	107	107
2023/24	57%	3%	104	102
2022/23	77%	7%	108	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

Barham Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Aylesham Primary School
3.7 km · Kent

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

1.4applications per place
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham
4.2 km · Kent

2026

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Adisham Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Kent

2025

3.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary School
5.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Nonington Church of England Primary School
5.1 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.7applications per place 0%met the SATs standard
Selsted Church of England Primary School
5.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary School
5.9 km · Kent

Good2022

2.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School
5.9 km · Kent

2026

2.4applications per place 82%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: 118653 · 886/3120
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals: 13.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Valley Road, Barham, Barham C of E Primary School, CANTERBURY, CT4 6NX
Local authority: Kent · Canterbury

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