Voluntary controlled school · Kent

Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
81Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118665URN

School Hill, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.8 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

45 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

46%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 30 June 2026Published 8 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

30 June 2026
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
2 February 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Kent median (2.4) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

45 applications · 14 places offered · 11 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; Kent median median 2.4
2025 4.8; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.9; Kent median median 2.4
2023 3.1; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.6; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.3; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
2019 3.9; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.1; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.3; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.4; Kent median median 2.4
2014 3.1; 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	14	45	3.2	11	0.79
Sep 2025	8	38	4.8	5	0.63
Sep 2024	14	41	2.9	8	0.57
Sep 2023	13	40	3.1	12	0.92
Sep 2022	11	28	2.6	10	0.91
Sep 2021	12	27	2.3	10	0.83
Sep 2020	14	26	1.9	12	0.86
Sep 2019	8	31	3.9	8	1.00
Sep 2018	14	29	2.1	10	0.71
Sep 2017	15	27	1.8	13	0.87
Sep 2016	6	14	2.3	5	0.83
Sep 2015	15	36	2.4	14	0.93
Sep 2014	15	47	3.1	17	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 85% · Maths 54% → all three 46% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard46%364th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard54%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	46%	0%	105	102
2023/24	57%	0%	105	101
2022/23	86%	14%	107	105

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

Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Chartham Primary School
3.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Selling Church of England Primary School
4.2 km · Kent

2026

3.2applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School
6.0 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Sheldwich Primary School
6.4 km · Kent

Outstanding2024

2.7applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Petham Primary School
6.6 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Challock Primary School
6.8 km · Kent

Outstanding2023

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School
7.1 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
The Canterbury Primary School
7.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 51%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: 118665 · 886/3138
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 81 on roll
Free school meals: 28.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: School Hill, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DE
Local authority: Kent · Ashford

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources