Voluntary aided school · Kent

Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery

2–11Ages
252Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118730URN

School Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.5 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

89 applications for 30 places · 95th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

Inspection history

26 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
30 April 2015
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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Kent median (2.4) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

89 applications · 30 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.0; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.7; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.7; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.6; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.2; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.6; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.5; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.2; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.4; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.8; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.3; 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	30	89	3.0	22	0.73
Sep 2025	29	77	2.7	27	0.93
Sep 2024	30	80	2.7	34	1.13
Sep 2023	30	79	2.6	30	1.00
Sep 2022	30	67	2.2	28	0.93
Sep 2021	30	77	2.6	31	1.03
Sep 2020	30	75	2.5	28	0.93
Sep 2019	30	67	2.2	31	1.03
Sep 2018	30	50	1.7	21	0.70
Sep 2017	28	52	1.9	22	0.79
Sep 2016	30	72	2.4	22	0.73
Sep 2015	20	55	2.8	18	0.90
Sep 2014	31	40	1.3	26	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 77% · Maths 63% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%391st of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	40%	10%	104	101
2023/24	68%	11%	106	104
2022/23	65%	19%	107	105

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

Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Lansdowne Primary School
0.6 km · Kent

Good2022

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Canterbury Road Primary School
1.3 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

4.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Sunny Bank Primary School
1.4 km · Kent

Good2024

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
South Avenue Primary School
1.6 km · Kent

Good2022

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Rodmersham School
2.1 km · Kent

Outstanding2024

6.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Lynsted and Norton Primary School
2.5 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place
Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School
2.6 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025
The Oaks Infant School
2.9 km · Kent

2026

2.5applications per place

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118730 · 886/3328
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 252 on roll
Free school meals: 15.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: School Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NL
Local authority: Kent · Swale

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