Voluntary controlled school · Kent

Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
213Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118691URN

Coldred Road, Shepherdswell, DOVER, CT15 7LH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

71 applications for 30 places · 200th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

82%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 17 March 2026Published 19 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

17 March 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
19 October 2021
Graded inspection: 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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Kent median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

71 applications · 30 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.1; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.2; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.3; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.4; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.5; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.5; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.8; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 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	30	71	2.4	38	1.27
Sep 2025	31	65	2.1	41	1.32
Sep 2024	20	44	2.2	19	0.95
Sep 2023	30	53	1.8	34	1.13
Sep 2022	23	39	1.7	21	0.91
Sep 2021	27	48	1.8	25	0.93
Sep 2020	24	43	1.8	23	0.96
Sep 2019	29	47	1.6	25	0.86
Sep 2018	30	40	1.3	29	0.97
Sep 2017	30	43	1.4	31	1.03
Sep 2016	30	44	1.5	31	1.03
Sep 2015	28	41	1.5	27	0.96
Sep 2014	25	45	1.8	22	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 86% · Maths 96% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%40th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard54%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth39%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard96%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	82%	18%	110	108
2023/24	87%	19%	108	108
2022/23	86%	25%	107	107

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

Shepherdswell Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.4applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Lydden Primary School
2.3 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

5.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School
2.8 km · Kent

Outstanding2022

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School
4.2 km · Kent

Good2023

4.3applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Nonington Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.7applications per place 0%met the SATs standard
Selsted Church of England Primary School
5.0 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Whitfield Aspen School
5.0 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham
5.1 km · Kent

2026

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
River Primary School
5.3 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 62%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: 118691 · 886/3175
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 213 on roll
Free school meals: 16.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Coldred Road, Shepherdswell, DOVER, CT15 7LH
Local authority: Kent · Dover

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