Academy converter · Kent

Iwade School

4–11Ages
591Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140900URN

School Lane, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8RS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

1.0 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

125 applications for 90 places · 375th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2022

Inspection history

22 September 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
6 November 2012
Graded inspection: Good · as Iwade Community Primary School, URN 118340

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

1.4applications per place, Reception

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

125 applications · 90 places offered · 80 named it first

2026 1.4; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.8; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.8; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.4; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.9; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.6; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.7; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.7; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.1; 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 Iwade Community Primary School (URN 118340), 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	90	125	1.4	80	0.89
Sep 2025	66	121	1.8	58	0.88
Sep 2024	78	141	1.8	73	0.94
Sep 2023	87	144	1.7	83	0.95
Sep 2022	89	124	1.4	76	0.85
Sep 2021	90	134	1.5	77	0.86
Sep 2020	90	164	1.8	107	1.19
Sep 2019	90	169	1.9	99	1.10
Sep 2018	90	164	1.8	81	0.90
Sep 2017	86	136	1.6	80	0.93
Sep 2016	90	149	1.7	90	1.00
Sep 2015	83	142	1.7	71	0.86
Sep 2014 *	79	167	2.1	87	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 61% · Maths 69% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%328th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	52%	2%	105	102
2023/24	44%	2%	105	102
2022/23	46%	0%	105	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

Iwade SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Kemsley Primary Academy
1.7 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Regis Manor Primary School
2.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

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

Standards maintained2025

3.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Bobbing Village School
3.0 km · Kent

Requires improvement2024

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

2026

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Lower Halstow Primary School
4.1 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Sunny Bank Primary School
4.3 km · Kent

Good2024

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Westlands Primary School
4.5 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140900 · 886/2230
Trust: Bourne Alliance Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 591 on roll
Free school meals: 14.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2014
Replaced: Iwade Community Primary School (URN 118340)
Address: School Lane, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8RS
Local authority: Kent · Swale

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