Academy sponsor led · Kent

St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School

4–11Ages
208Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
141220URN

Orchard Place, Faversham, ME13 8AP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.5 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

89 applications for 30 places · 95th 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

Graded inspection · 8 July 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

8 July 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
6 March 2024
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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Kent median (2.4) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

89 applications · 30 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 3.0; Kent median median 2.4
2025 3.0; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.6; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.8; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.1; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.2; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.1; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.1; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.1; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.7; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.4; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 2.8; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School (URN 133663), 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	30	89	3.0	47	1.57
Sep 2025	30	91	3.0	40	1.33
Sep 2024	30	79	2.6	33	1.10
Sep 2023	30	84	2.8	30	1.00
Sep 2022	30	64	2.1	35	1.17
Sep 2021	30	66	2.2	42	1.40
Sep 2020	30	62	2.1	31	1.03
Sep 2019	30	62	2.1	39	1.30
Sep 2018	30	53	1.8	33	1.10
Sep 2017	30	33	1.1	19	0.63
Sep 2016	30	51	1.7	22	0.73
Sep 2015 *	30	42	1.4	22	0.73
Sep 2014 *	30	83	2.8	45	1.50

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 52% · Writing 55% · Maths 61% → 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 standard52%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard55%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard61%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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%	10%	102	103
2023/24	52%	16%	103	102
2022/23	60%	20%	105	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

St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Davington Primary School
1.1 km · Kent

Good2023

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Ethelbert Road Primary School
1.1 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Bysing Wood Primary School
1.7 km · Kent

Good2024

1.7applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Ospringe Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Luddenham School
2.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Graveney Primary School
3.3 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School
4.3 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Hernhill Church of England Primary School
4.7 km · Kent

Remains Outstanding2024

3.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141220 · 886/2051
Trust: The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 208 on roll
Free school meals: 38.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2015
Replaced: St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School (URN 133663)
Address: Orchard Place, Faversham, ME13 8AP
Local authority: Kent · Swale

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