Academy converter · Kent

Bobbing Village School

4–11Ages
192Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140899URN

Sheppey Way, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8PL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.8per place

3.4 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

128 applications for 22 places · 1st of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 18 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision	Good

Inspection history

18 June 2024
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
22 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

5.8applications per place, Reception

3.4 above Kent median (2.4) 3.6 above England median (2.2)

128 applications · 22 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 5.8; Kent median median 2.4
2025 4.9; Kent median median 2.3
2024 5.8; Kent median median 2.4
2023 6.1; Kent median median 2.3
2022 5.8; Kent median median 2.1
2021 6.2; Kent median median 2.2
2020 6.4; Kent median median 2.2
2019 6.1; Kent median median 2.1
2018 5.4; Kent median median 2.1
2017 4.9; Kent median median 2.2
2016 6.2; Kent median median 2.5
2015 6.1; Kent median median 2.4
2014 6.8; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

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

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Bobbing Village School (URN 118333), 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	22	128	5.8	18	0.82
Sep 2025	26	127	4.9	23	0.88
Sep 2024	30	175	5.8	51	1.70
Sep 2023	30	182	6.1	27	0.90
Sep 2022	30	173	5.8	58	1.93
Sep 2021	30	185	6.2	65	2.17
Sep 2020	30	191	6.4	43	1.43
Sep 2019	30	182	6.1	61	2.03
Sep 2018	30	163	5.4	38	1.27
Sep 2017	30	148	4.9	40	1.33
Sep 2016	30	186	6.2	29	0.97
Sep 2015	30	183	6.1	46	1.53
Sep 2014 *	30	204	6.8	44	1.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 93% · Maths 79% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%89th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard46%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	75%	4%	107	107
2023/24	77%	10%	110	108
2022/23	53%	3%	106	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

Bobbing Village SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

5.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Grove Park Primary School
0.5 km · Kent

2026

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Regis Manor Primary School
1.5 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Milton Court Primary Academy
1.7 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

3.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Westlands Primary School
1.9 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Borden Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
Kemsley Primary Academy
2.3 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
2.4 km · Kent

Good2024

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

2026

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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140899 · 886/2223
Trust: Bourne Alliance Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 192 on roll
Free school meals: 9.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2014
Replaced: Bobbing Village School (URN 118333)
Address: Sheppey Way, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8PL
Local authority: Kent · Swale

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