Voluntary controlled school · Kent

Seabrook Church of England Primary School

5–11Ages
104Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118678URN

Seabrook Road, Hythe, CT21 5RL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.6 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

46 applications for 15 places · 79th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%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 · 7 November 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		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.1applications per place, Reception

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

46 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.1; Kent median median 2.4
2025 3.7; Kent median median 2.3
2024 3.6; Kent median median 2.4
2023 3.9; Kent median median 2.3
2022 3.6; Kent median median 2.1
2021 4.8; Kent median median 2.2
2020 4.5; Kent median median 2.2
2019 3.8; Kent median median 2.1
2018 4.3; Kent median median 2.1
2017 5.1; Kent median median 2.2
2016 4.9; Kent median median 2.5
2015 7.1; Kent median median 2.4
2014 6.2; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 13 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	15	46	3.1	15	1.00
Sep 2025	15	55	3.7	17	1.13
Sep 2024	15	54	3.6	11	0.73
Sep 2023	15	58	3.9	19	1.27
Sep 2022	15	54	3.6	17	1.13
Sep 2021	14	67	4.8	17	1.21
Sep 2020	15	67	4.5	13	0.87
Sep 2019	15	57	3.8	10	0.67
Sep 2018	15	65	4.3	16	1.07
Sep 2017	15	76	5.1	19	1.27
Sep 2016	15	73	4.9	14	0.93
Sep 2015	15	107	7.1	26	1.73
Sep 2014	15	93	6.2	27	1.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 88% · Maths 88% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%44th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard63%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard31%

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	81%	6%	109	107
2023/24	87%	13%	113	110
2022/23	73%	13%	105	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

Seabrook Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Cheriton Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
All Soul's Church of England Primary School
2.3 km · Kent

Good2023

2.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Sandgate Primary School
2.4 km · Kent

2026

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Harcourt Primary School
2.8 km · Kent

2026

2.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Morehall Primary School and Nursery
2.8 km · Kent

Improved significantly2025

3.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Saltwood CofE Primary School
3.0 km · Kent

2026

2.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Hythe Bay CofE Primary School
3.0 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 49%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: 118678 · 886/3153
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 104 on roll
Free school meals: 17.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Seabrook Road, Hythe, CT21 5RL
Local authority: Kent · Folkestone and Hythe

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