Voluntary aided school · Kent

Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
104Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118734URN

The Street, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7TL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.5 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

26 applications for 9 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%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 2 June 2026Published 13 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected 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

2 June 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
20 April 2022
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

2.9applications per place, Reception

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

26 applications · 9 places offered · 8 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.9; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.1; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.7; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.1; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.5; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.1; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.6; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.2; 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	9	26	2.9	8	0.89
Sep 2025	14	30	2.1	13	0.93
Sep 2024	13	27	2.1	12	0.92
Sep 2023	15	30	2.0	13	0.87
Sep 2022	15	27	1.8	15	1.00
Sep 2021	15	29	1.9	16	1.07
Sep 2020	15	26	1.7	12	0.80
Sep 2019	15	32	2.1	15	1.00
Sep 2018	15	37	2.5	23	1.53
Sep 2017	14	27	1.9	13	0.93
Sep 2016	15	32	2.1	19	1.27
Sep 2015	14	23	1.6	11	0.79
Sep 2014	15	33	2.2	17	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 73% · Maths 60% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%321st of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	53%	7%	106	102
2023/24	50%	0%	101	99
2022/23	20%	0%	102	97

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

Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Newington Church of England Primary School
2.3 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Riverside Primary School
2.5 km · Medway

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Miers Court Primary School
2.5 km · Medway

2026

3.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Parkwood Primary School
2.9 km · Medway

Requires improvement2023

2.8applications per place
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School
3.0 km · Medway

Remains Good2023

67%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Infant School
3.0 km · Medway

Improved significantly2025

2.5applications per place
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
3.2 km · Medway

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Lower Halstow Primary School
3.3 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 33%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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118734 · 886/3332
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 104 on roll
Free school meals: 17.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: The Street, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7TL
Local authority: Kent · Swale

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