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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 1 April 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 7 May 2015Graded 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 entry36 applications · 10 places offered · 9 named it first
- 2026 3.6; Kent median median 2.4
- 2025 3.2; Kent median median 2.3
- 2024 3.3; Kent median median 2.4
- 2023 2.5; Kent median median 2.3
- 2022 2.4; Kent median median 2.1
- 2021 2.4; Kent median median 2.2
- 2020 2.6; Kent median median 2.2
- 2019 2.1; Kent median median 2.1
- 2018 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
- 2017 3.2; Kent median median 2.2
- 2016 1.9; Kent median median 2.5
- 2015 1.5; Kent median median 2.4
- 2014 1.4; 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 | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 9 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2025 | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 9 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2024 | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 9 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2023 | 15 | 37 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2022 | 15 | 36 | 2.4 | 16 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2021 | 14 | 34 | 2.4 | 12 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2020 | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 17 | 35 | 2.1 | 15 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2018 | 24 | 43 | 1.8 | 24 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 17 | 33 | 1.9 | 13 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2015 | 20 | 30 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.35 |
| Sep 2014 | 14 | 20 | 1.4 | 11 | 0.79 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 83% · Writing 94% · Maths 67% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Kent median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 67% | 17% | 108 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 0% | 105 | 99 |
| 2022/23 | 75% | 0% | 107 | 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
- Petham Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20253.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 3.3 km · KentGood20222.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 4.4 km · KentRemains Good20241.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 5.6 km · Kent20262.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 5.9 km · Kent20262.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- Remains Good20232.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 6.3 km · KentRemains Good20222.1applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
- 6.5 km · KentGood20221.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
- 6.6 km · Kent20263.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 139810 · 886/2026
- Capacity
- 115 pupils · 99 on roll
- Free school meals
- 21.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2013
- Replaced
- Petham Primary School (URN 118362)
- Address
- Petham, Canterbury, CT4 5RD
- Local authority
- Kent · Canterbury
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources