Voluntary controlled school · Kent

Eastry Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
150Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118685URN

Cooks Lea, Eastry, Sandwich, CT13 0LR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.7 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

41 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%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 · 13 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
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

3.2applications per place, Reception

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

41 applications · 13 places offered · 11 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.7; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.8; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.9; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.7; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.0; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.3; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.7; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.1; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.4; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.0; 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	13	41	3.2	11	0.85
Sep 2025	12	32	2.7	10	0.83
Sep 2024	30	55	1.8	29	0.97
Sep 2023	22	42	1.9	21	0.95
Sep 2022	15	27	1.8	14	0.93
Sep 2021	26	47	1.8	25	0.96
Sep 2020	30	52	1.7	27	0.90
Sep 2019	30	59	2.0	31	1.03
Sep 2018	20	45	2.3	16	0.80
Sep 2017	25	67	2.7	25	1.00
Sep 2016	25	53	2.1	25	1.00
Sep 2015	28	67	2.4	26	0.93
Sep 2014	30	59	2.0	35	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 79% · Maths 64% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%215th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard57%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	64%	7%	108	103
2023/24	57%	0%	105	101
2022/23	44%	4%	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

Eastry Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Sandwich Junior School
3.3 km · Kent

Remains Outstanding2022

73%met the SATs standard
Worth Primary School
3.4 km · Kent

Good2024

2.9applications per place 14%met the SATs standard
Northbourne Church of England Primary School
3.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Sandwich Infant School
4.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place
Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School
4.3 km · Kent

Improved significantly2025

1.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Goodnestone Church of England Primary School
5.2 km · Kent

Good2024

3.2applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Sholden Church of England Primary School
5.6 km · Kent

Good2023

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School
5.7 km · Kent

Outstanding2022

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118685 · 886/3167
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 218 pupils · 150 on roll
Free school meals: 40.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Cooks Lea, Eastry, Sandwich, CT13 0LR
Local authority: Kent · Dover

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