Voluntary controlled school · Kent

Woodchurch Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
165Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118672URN

Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3QJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.3 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

56 applications for 26 places · 244th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%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 · 16 May 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

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Kent median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

56 applications · 26 places offered · 32 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.1; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.0; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.7; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.2; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.1; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.4; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.2; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.6; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.1; 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	26	56	2.2	32	1.23
Sep 2025	18	37	2.1	16	0.89
Sep 2024	26	51	2.0	23	0.88
Sep 2023	25	50	2.0	24	0.96
Sep 2022	23	38	1.7	21	0.91
Sep 2021	26	45	1.7	28	1.08
Sep 2020	16	35	2.2	14	0.88
Sep 2019	19	39	2.1	16	0.84
Sep 2018	22	39	1.8	21	0.95
Sep 2017	20	47	2.4	16	0.80
Sep 2016	20	43	2.2	16	0.80
Sep 2015	14	36	2.6	13	0.93
Sep 2014	20	42	2.1	26	1.30

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 79% · Maths 89% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%104th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard37%

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	74%	5%	106	107
2023/24	44%	8%	103	102
2022/23	52%	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

Woodchurch Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
High Halden Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Kent

2026

3.5applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Bethersden Primary School
5.4 km · Kent

Good2023

2.1applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
5.7 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Tenterden Infant School
5.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place
Tenterden Church of England Junior School
5.9 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

46%met the SATs standard
Hamstreet Primary Academy
5.9 km · Kent

Good2023

2.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Chilmington Green Primary School
6.7 km · Kent

Good2022

2.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School
7.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2021

2.5applications per place 52%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: 118672 · 886/3145
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 182 pupils · 165 on roll
Free school meals: 21.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3QJ
Local authority: Kent · Ashford

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