Academy converter · Kent

St Peter's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
210Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
141471URN

West Ridge, Sittingbourne, ME10 1UJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

69 applications for 27 places · 154th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%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 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

2.6applications per place, Reception

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

69 applications · 27 places offered · 21 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Kent median median 2.4
2025 3.1; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.3; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.4; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.1; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.0; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.7; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.4; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.3; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.6; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.1; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.7; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.3; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as St Peter's Catholic Primary School (URN 118758), 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	27	69	2.6	21	0.78
Sep 2025	30	92	3.1	35	1.17
Sep 2024	29	68	2.3	28	0.97
Sep 2023	22	53	2.4	22	1.00
Sep 2022	30	63	2.1	28	0.93
Sep 2021	28	56	2.0	25	0.89
Sep 2020	21	56	2.7	16	0.76
Sep 2019	30	71	2.4	37	1.23
Sep 2018	29	67	2.3	30	1.03
Sep 2017	30	49	1.6	28	0.93
Sep 2016	30	63	2.1	28	0.93
Sep 2015	30	80	2.7	33	1.10
Sep 2014 *	30	70	2.3	36	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 70% · Maths 73% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%180th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	67%	10%	109	104
2023/24	72%	9%	107	104
2022/23	61%	19%	107	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 Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

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

2026

55%met the SATs standard
The Oaks Infant School
0.2 km · Kent

2026

2.5applications per place
Westlands Primary School
0.5 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School
1.1 km · Kent

Outstanding2023

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
South Avenue Primary School
1.4 km · Kent

Good2022

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Canterbury Road Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

4.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Grove Park Primary School
2.0 km · Kent

2026

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Milton Court Primary Academy
2.0 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

3.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

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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: 141471 · 886/3714
Trust: Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals: 9.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2014
Replaced: St Peter's Catholic Primary School (URN 118758)
Address: West Ridge, Sittingbourne, ME10 1UJ
Local authority: Kent · Swale

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