Voluntary controlled school · Kent

Selsted Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
96Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118683URN

Selsted, Wootton Lane, Selsted, Wootton Lane, Dover, CT15 7HH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.3 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

41 applications for 15 places · 121st of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

Inspection history

2 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
8 May 2013
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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Kent median (2.4) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

41 applications · 15 places offered · 19 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Kent median median 2.4
2025 3.4; Kent median median 2.3
2024 4.6; Kent median median 2.4
2023 3.4; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.4; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.7; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.4; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.8; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.2; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.8; Kent median median 2.2
2016 3.7; Kent median median 2.5
2015 3.7; Kent median median 2.4
2014 4.1; 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	41	2.7	19	1.27
Sep 2025	12	41	3.4	8	0.67
Sep 2024	7	32	4.6	7	1.00
Sep 2023	14	47	3.4	12	0.86
Sep 2022	16	39	2.4	19	1.19
Sep 2021	15	41	2.7	16	1.07
Sep 2020	15	36	2.4	15	1.00
Sep 2019	14	39	2.8	13	0.93
Sep 2018	15	33	2.2	13	0.87
Sep 2017	11	31	2.8	10	0.91
Sep 2016	14	52	3.7	12	0.86
Sep 2015	15	55	3.7	17	1.13
Sep 2014	8	33	4.1	8	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 100% · Maths 56% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%296th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard100%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard56%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	56%	0%	102	100
2023/24	53%	7%	102	100
2022/23	33%	0%	102	100

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

Selsted Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Lydden Primary School
4.6 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

5.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Elham Church of England Primary School
4.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

3.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Hawkinge Primary School
4.7 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School
5.0 km · Kent

2026

2.4applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
The Churchill School
5.1 km · Kent

Not yet inspected

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Barham Church of England Primary School
5.7 km · Kent

Good2023

3.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Capel-le-Ferne Primary School
6.2 km · Kent

2026

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School
6.3 km · Kent

Good2023

4.3applications per place 81%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: 118683 · 886/3160
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 96 on roll
Free school meals: 14.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Selsted, Wootton Lane, Selsted, Wootton Lane, Dover, CT15 7HH
Local authority: Kent · Folkestone and Hythe

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