Academy sponsor led · Kent

Archbishop Courtenay Primary School

2–11Ages
329Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
139822URN

Eccleston Road, Tovil, Maidstone, ME15 6QN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.4 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

98 applications for 48 places · 278th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

98 applications · 48 places offered · 47 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

2026 2.0; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.4; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.9; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.3; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.6; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.0; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.2; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.4; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.9; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.4; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.3; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Archbishop Courtenay Primary School (URN 134921), the previous school.

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	48	98	2.0	47	0.98
Sep 2025	44	95	2.2	45	1.02
Sep 2024	47	111	2.4	54	1.15
Sep 2023	45	85	1.9	40	0.89
Sep 2022	43	56	1.3	30	0.70
Sep 2021	28	44	1.6	16	0.57
Sep 2020	60	62	1.0	26	0.43
Sep 2019	45	56	1.2	22	0.49
Sep 2018	44	60	1.4	37	0.84
Sep 2017	45	81	1.8	41	0.91
Sep 2016	45	84	1.9	35	0.78
Sep 2015	45	63	1.4	28	0.62
Sep 2014 *	45	59	1.3	41	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 74% · Maths 81% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%104th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard34%

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	74%	19%	107	106
2023/24	67%	7%	107	104
2022/23	55%	7%	104	104

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

Archbishop Courtenay Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School
0.5 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

69%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone
0.5 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place
South Borough Primary School
0.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Park Way Primary School
1.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Brunswick House Primary School
1.5 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough
1.7 km · Kent

2026

3.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone
1.7 km · Kent

Good2024
West Borough Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 47%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: 139822 · 886/2027
Trust: The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 329 on roll
Free school meals: 33.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2014
Replaced: Archbishop Courtenay Primary School (URN 134921)
Address: Eccleston Road, Tovil, Maidstone, ME15 6QN
Local authority: Kent · Maidstone

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