Voluntary aided school · Kent

Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School

4–11Ages
417Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118735URN

Tunstall Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 1YG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.6 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

183 applications for 60 places · 84th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 23 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

23 May 2023
Graded inspection: Outstanding
11 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Kent median (2.4) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

183 applications · 60 places offered · 90 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.1; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.7; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.7; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.5; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.4; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.2; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.7; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.1; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.6; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.7; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.7; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.5; Kent median median 2.4
2014 3.0; 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	60	183	3.1	90	1.50
Sep 2025	60	162	2.7	65	1.08
Sep 2024	60	161	2.7	66	1.10
Sep 2023	60	149	2.5	60	1.00
Sep 2022	60	143	2.4	72	1.20
Sep 2021	60	129	2.2	59	0.98
Sep 2020	60	163	2.7	76	1.27
Sep 2019	53	110	2.1	49	0.92
Sep 2018	60	157	2.6	79	1.32
Sep 2017	60	160	2.7	75	1.25
Sep 2016	60	160	2.7	68	1.13
Sep 2015	44	109	2.5	42	0.95
Sep 2014	30	90	3.0	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 71% · Maths 86% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%160th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard49%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	69%	10%	107	106
2023/24	67%	5%	106	103
2022/23	56%	3%	106	103

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

Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
The Oaks Infant School
0.9 km · Kent

2026

2.5applications per place
Minterne Junior School
0.9 km · Kent

2026

55%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Kent

Good2024

2.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Westlands Primary School
1.5 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Rodmersham School
1.7 km · Kent

Outstanding2024

6.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
South Avenue Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

Good2022

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Canterbury Road Primary School
2.2 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

4.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Bredgar Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 56%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: 118735 · 886/3337
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 417 on roll
Free school meals: 6.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Tunstall Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 1YG
Local authority: Kent · Swale

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