Academy converter · Kent

Sturry Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
414Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
138738URN

Park View, Sturry, Canterbury, CT2 0NR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 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

1.6per place

0.8 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

96 applications for 59 places · 354th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 February 2025Ofsted'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	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Kent median (2.4) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

96 applications · 59 places offered · 47 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.6; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.6; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.5; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.5; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.5; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.6; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.6; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.3; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.2; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 of 13 years.

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	59	96	1.6	47	0.80
Sep 2025	55	88	1.6	53	0.96
Sep 2024	59	94	1.6	56	0.95
Sep 2023	60	106	1.8	56	0.93
Sep 2022	54	81	1.5	52	0.96
Sep 2021	52	76	1.5	46	0.88
Sep 2020	59	86	1.5	50	0.85
Sep 2019	60	91	1.5	61	1.02
Sep 2018	60	91	1.5	62	1.03
Sep 2017	60	97	1.6	71	1.18
Sep 2016	60	95	1.6	57	0.95
Sep 2015	54	69	1.3	47	0.87
Sep 2014	52	60	1.2	48	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 83% · Maths 84% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%70th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard29%

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	78%	5%	104	106
2023/24	62%	7%	104	102
2022/23	82%	12%	107	107

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

Sturry Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Water Meadows Primary School
2.5 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Parkside Community Foundation Primary School
2.5 km · Kent

Good2023

1.3applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's Junior School
3.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

44%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's Infant School
3.7 km · Kent

Good2024

2.3applications per place
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury
4.0 km · Kent

Good2023

4.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Johns Church of England Primary School
4.0 km · Kent

Good2024

2.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Hoath Primary School
4.1 km · Kent

2026

5.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Pilgrims' Way Primary School
4.4 km · Kent

Good2022

1.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
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Needs attention
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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: 138738 · 886/3128
Trust: The Stour Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 414 on roll
Free school meals: 25.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Sturry Church of England Primary School (URN 118658)
Address: Park View, Sturry, Canterbury, CT2 0NR
Local authority: Kent · Canterbury

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