Academy converter · Kent

Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
419Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
142429URN

Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3EF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2024

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

179 applications for 60 places · 93rd of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2024

Inspection history

24 April 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
27 September 2012
Graded inspection: Good · as Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School, URN 118667

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)

179 applications · 60 places offered · 68 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.0; Kent median median 2.4
2025 3.0; Kent median median 2.3
2024 3.0; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.5; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.5; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.6; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.5; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.5; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.7; Kent median median 2.1
2017 3.0; Kent median median 2.2
2016 3.6; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.8; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 2.8; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kent median in 11 of 11 years.

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School (URN 118667), 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	60	179	3.0	68	1.13
Sep 2025	60	178	3.0	69	1.15
Sep 2024	57	169	3.0	50	0.88
Sep 2023	56	140	2.5	54	0.96
Sep 2022	61	155	2.5	65	1.07
Sep 2021	60	158	2.6	67	1.12
Sep 2020	60	147	2.5	60	1.00
Sep 2019	60	150	2.5	64	1.07
Sep 2018	60	159	2.7	74	1.23
Sep 2017	60	181	3.0	75	1.25
Sep 2016	60	215	3.6	87	1.45
Sep 2015 *	59	166	2.8	53	0.90
Sep 2014 *	60	170	2.8	72	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 79% · Maths 74% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%255th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

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	61%	13%	106	103
2023/24	63%	8%	107	104
2022/23	63%	13%	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

Kingsnorth Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Furley Park Primary Academy
0.8 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Finberry Primary School
1.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
East Stour Primary School
1.9 km · Kent

Improved significantly2025

1.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Beaver Green Primary School
2.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford
2.3 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2021

2.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Ashford Oaks Community Primary School
2.6 km · Kent

Good2023

2.2applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Great Chart Primary School
2.8 km · Kent

Outstanding2023

3.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142429 · 886/3140
Trust: The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 419 on roll
Free school meals: 17.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2015
Replaced: Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School (URN 118667)
Address: Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3EF
Local authority: Kent · Ashford

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