Voluntary controlled school · Kent

Stowting Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
106Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118682URN

Stowting Hill, Stowting, Ashford, TN25 6BE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2019

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.7per place

1.3 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

56 applications for 15 places · 29th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

100%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2019

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

The graded inspection, 12 November 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

3 June 2025
Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
12 November 2019
Graded inspection: 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

3.7applications per place, Reception

1.3 above Kent median (2.4) 1.5 above England median (2.2)

56 applications · 15 places offered · 23 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.7; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.7; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.5; Kent median median 2.4
2023 3.0; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.4; Kent median median 2.1
2021 3.0; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.9; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.1; Kent median median 2.1
2018 4.7; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.8; Kent median median 2.5
2015 3.2; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.9; 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	15	56	3.7	23	1.53
Sep 2025	15	40	2.7	16	1.07
Sep 2024	15	37	2.5	15	1.00
Sep 2023	15	45	3.0	19	1.27
Sep 2022	15	36	2.4	19	1.27
Sep 2021	15	45	3.0	19	1.27
Sep 2020	15	44	2.9	25	1.67
Sep 2019	15	32	2.1	15	1.00
Sep 2018	6	28	4.7	6	1.00
Sep 2017	13	25	1.9	13	1.00
Sep 2016	15	42	2.8	16	1.07
Sep 2015	13	41	3.2	11	0.85
Sep 2014	13	37	2.9	12	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 100% · Maths 100% → all three 100% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard100%1st of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard46%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard100%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth46%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	100%	15%	111	109
2023/24	92%	23%	109	109
2022/23	88%	35%	110	110

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

Stowting Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Improved significantly2025

3.7applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Brabourne Church of England Primary School
3.3 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

4.4applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Bodsham Church of England Primary School
3.6 km · Kent

2026

2.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Lyminge Church of England Primary School
4.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Sellindge Primary School
4.7 km · Kent

Good2023

2.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Smeeth Community Primary School
5.2 km · Kent

Good2023

2.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Elham Church of England Primary School
5.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

3.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Brook Community Primary School
6.4 km · Kent

Good2023

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary School
6.6 km · Kent

Good2022

2.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118682 · 886/3159
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 106 on roll
Free school meals: 5.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Stowting Hill, Stowting, Ashford, TN25 6BE
Local authority: Kent · Folkestone and Hythe

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