Academy sponsor led · Kent

Chantry Community Primary School

3–11Ages
441Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139254URN

Ordnance Road, Gravesend, DA12 2RL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.2 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

101 applications for 46 places · 229th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%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 31 March 2026Published 20 May 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			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

31 March 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
27 January 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

101 applications · 46 places offered · 43 named it first

2026 2.2; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.8; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.0; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.1; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.5; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.7; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.7; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.4; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.5; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.7; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.2; Kent median median 2.5
2015 0.9; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.0; 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	46	101	2.2	43	0.93
Sep 2025	58	107	1.8	57	0.98
Sep 2024	56	109	2.0	54	0.96
Sep 2023	47	100	2.1	45	0.96
Sep 2022	47	69	1.5	43	0.91
Sep 2021	53	88	1.7	43	0.81
Sep 2020	49	81	1.7	47	0.96
Sep 2019	54	76	1.4	47	0.87
Sep 2018	47	69	1.5	39	0.83
Sep 2017	31	52	1.7	26	0.84
Sep 2016	60	72	1.2	40	0.67
Sep 2015	58	52	0.9	31	0.53
Sep 2014	60	59	1.0	20	0.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 58% · Writing 65% · Maths 52% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%372nd of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard58%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard52%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	45%	0%	101	100
2023/24	47%	2%	102	102
2022/23	59%	3%	102	102

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

Chantry Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.2applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
0.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend
0.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Wrotham Road Primary School
0.9 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Westcourt Primary School
1.6 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Whitehill Primary School
1.7 km · Kent

Requires improvement2024

2.5applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School
1.8 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Copperfield Academy
2.0 km · Kent

2025

1.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Rosherville Church of England Academy
2.0 km · Kent

Good2022

2.8applications per place 55%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139254 · 886/2019
Trust: Beyond Schools Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 441 on roll
Free school meals: 51.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2013
Replaced: Chantry Primary School (URN 118552)
Address: Ordnance Road, Gravesend, DA12 2RL
Local authority: Kent · Gravesham

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