Voluntary controlled school · Kent

Goodnestone Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
48Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118686URN

The Street, Goodnestone, Canterbury, CT3 1PQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 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

19 applications for 6 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

33%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 · 26 June 2024Ofsted'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

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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)

19 applications · 6 places offered · 5 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.6; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.3; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.3; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.2; Kent median median 2.2
2019 8.0; Kent median median 2.1
2018 4.3; Kent median median 2.1
2016 4.9; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2014 6.0; 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	6	19	3.2	5	0.83
Sep 2025	10	22	2.2	6	0.60
Sep 2024	10	21	2.1	11	1.10
Sep 2023	10	26	2.6	10	1.00
Sep 2022	13	30	2.3	12	0.92
Sep 2021	9	21	2.3	8	0.89
Sep 2020	12	26	2.2	12	1.00
Sep 2019	1	8	8.0	0	0.00
Sep 2018	3	13	4.3	3	1.00
Sep 2017	0	11		0
Sep 2016	7	34	4.9	7	1.00
Sep 2015	8	17	2.1	8	1.00
Sep 2014	3	18	6.0	2	0.67

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 33% · Writing 33% · Maths 33% → all three 33% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard33%408th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard33%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard33%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard33%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 96 (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	33%	0%	102	96
2023/24
2022/23	25%	13%	104	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

Goodnestone Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.7applications per place 0%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham
2.7 km · Kent

2026

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Wingham Primary School
2.9 km · Kent

2026

3.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Adisham Church of England Primary School
2.9 km · Kent

2025

3.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Aylesham Primary School
3.1 km · Kent

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

1.4applications per place
Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School
4.9 km · Kent

Improved significantly2025

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

Good2023

3.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School
5.2 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

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: 118686 · 886/3168
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 70 pupils · 48 on roll
Free school meals: 10.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: The Street, Goodnestone, Canterbury, CT3 1PQ
Local authority: Kent · Dover

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