Academy converter · Kent

Grove Park Primary School

4–11Ages
392Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138151URN

Hilton Drive, Sittingbourne, ME10 1PT · 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

2.3per place

close to Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

108 applications for 47 places · 210th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%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 9 June 2026Published 15 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement				Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong 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

9 June 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
23 May 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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

2.3applications per place, Reception

close to Kent median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

108 applications · 47 places offered · 36 named it first

2026 2.3; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.4; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.3; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.5; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.1; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.6; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.3; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.2; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.3; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.3; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.6; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.5; 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	47	108	2.3	36	0.77
Sep 2025	45	106	2.4	44	0.98
Sep 2024	46	104	2.3	42	0.91
Sep 2023	50	126	2.5	49	0.98
Sep 2022	57	117	2.1	48	0.84
Sep 2021	46	120	2.6	39	0.85
Sep 2020	60	139	2.3	52	0.87
Sep 2019	60	133	2.2	42	0.70
Sep 2018	60	137	2.3	67	1.12
Sep 2017	57	132	2.3	52	0.91
Sep 2016	60	153	2.6	72	1.20
Sep 2015	60	152	2.5	64	1.07
Sep 2014	60	168	2.8	52	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 61% · Maths 46% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%381st of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard46%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard3%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	43%	0%	103	98
2023/24	32%	0%	103	101
2022/23	27%	0%	104	101

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

Grove Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Bobbing Village School
0.5 km · Kent

Requires improvement2024

5.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Westlands Primary School
1.5 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Regis Manor Primary School
1.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Borden Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
Milton Court Primary Academy
1.6 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

3.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
2.0 km · Kent

Good2024

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

2026

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

2026

2.5applications per place

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: 138151 · 886/2595
Trust: Bourne Alliance Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 392 on roll
Free school meals: 30.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2012
Replaced: Grove Park Community Primary School (URN 118529)
Address: Hilton Drive, Sittingbourne, ME10 1PT
Local authority: Kent · Swale

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