Voluntary aided school · Kent

Saltwood CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
202Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118744URN

Grange Road, Saltwood, Hythe, CT21 4QS · School website

This school is due to be replaced by Saltwood CofE Primary School.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.3 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

71 applications for 26 places · 121st of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%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 7 July 2026Published 15 September 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		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

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Inspection history

7 July 2026
Report card · 5 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard
10 May 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

2.7applications per place, Reception

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

71 applications · 26 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.3; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.4; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.3; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.5; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.2; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.2; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.2; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.2; Kent median median 2.2
2016 3.2; Kent median median 2.5
2015 3.2; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.8; 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	26	71	2.7	22	0.85
Sep 2025	30	61	2.0	30	1.00
Sep 2024	24	55	2.3	18	0.75
Sep 2023	30	71	2.4	31	1.03
Sep 2022	30	68	2.3	31	1.03
Sep 2021	30	76	2.5	33	1.10
Sep 2020	30	65	2.2	30	1.00
Sep 2019	30	67	2.2	32	1.07
Sep 2018	28	61	2.2	28	1.00
Sep 2017	30	66	2.2	34	1.13
Sep 2016	30	95	3.2	35	1.17
Sep 2015	30	96	3.2	36	1.20
Sep 2014	27	75	2.8	25	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 73% · Maths 70% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%224th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	63%	17%	107	103
2023/24	66%	0%	105	104
2022/23	87%	10%	109	108

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

Saltwood CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Hythe Bay CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Palmarsh Primary School
2.9 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Seabrook Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · Kent

Good2023

3.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School
3.2 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Lympne Church of England Primary School
3.6 km · Kent

2026

2.3applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Cheriton Primary School
3.7 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
All Soul's Church of England Primary School
4.4 km · Kent

Good2023

2.7applications per place 61%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: 118744 · 886/3350
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 222 pupils · 202 on roll
Free school meals: 10.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Grange Road, Saltwood, Hythe, CT21 4QS
Local authority: Kent · Folkestone and Hythe

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources