Academy converter · Kent

Westlands Primary School

4–11Ages
469Pupils
PrimaryPhase
136270URN

Homewood Avenue, Sittingbourne, ME10 1XN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.2 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

133 applications for 50 places · 140th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 26 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.7applications per place, Reception

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

133 applications · 50 places offered · 46 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.7; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.6; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.1; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.8; 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 1.9; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.9; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.6; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.8; 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	50	133	2.7	46	0.92
Sep 2025	54	117	2.2	53	0.98
Sep 2024	49	127	2.6	47	0.96
Sep 2023	60	126	2.1	64	1.07
Sep 2022	60	108	1.8	58	0.97
Sep 2021	60	109	1.8	56	0.93
Sep 2020	65	114	1.8	56	0.86
Sep 2019	67	106	1.6	63	0.94
Sep 2018	68	127	1.9	58	0.85
Sep 2017	67	128	1.9	65	0.97
Sep 2016	89	167	1.9	79	0.89
Sep 2015	42	111	2.6	39	0.93
Sep 2014	90	160	1.8	65	0.72

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 74% · Maths 70% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%180th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard26%

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	67%	7%	106	103
2023/24	58%	1%	105	103
2022/23	40%	2%	102	100

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

Westlands Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Kent

Good2024

2.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Minterne Junior School
0.6 km · Kent

2026

55%met the SATs standard
The Oaks Infant School
0.7 km · Kent

2026

2.5applications per place
Grove Park Primary School
1.5 km · Kent

2026

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School
1.5 km · Kent

Outstanding2023

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
South Avenue Primary School
1.6 km · Kent

Good2022

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Milton Court Primary Academy
1.7 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

3.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Borden Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 94%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 136270 · 886/3912
Trust: Swale Academies Trust
Capacity: 480 pupils · 469 on roll
Free school meals: 35.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2010
Replaced: Woodgrove Primary School (URN 135158)
Address: Homewood Avenue, Sittingbourne, ME10 1XN
Local authority: Kent · Swale

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