Academy converter · Kent

Minster in Sheppey Primary School

4–11Ages
572Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143606URN

Brecon Chase, Minster, Sheerness, ME12 2HX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

186 applications for 87 places · 248th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

89%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 28 April 2026Published 21 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

28 April 2026
Report card · 7 Strong standard
9 March 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Kent median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

186 applications · 87 places offered · 87 named it first

2026 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.7; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.3; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.3; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.0; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.3; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.9; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.1; Kent median median 2.2
2016 3.6; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 3.3; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 3.6; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Minster in Sheppey Primary School (URN 118344), 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	87	186	2.1	87	1.00
Sep 2025	66	180	2.7	65	0.98
Sep 2024	74	172	2.3	70	0.95
Sep 2023	90	211	2.3	106	1.18
Sep 2022	90	181	2.0	108	1.20
Sep 2021	67	157	2.3	64	0.96
Sep 2020	94	172	1.8	108	1.15
Sep 2019	90	167	1.9	96	1.07
Sep 2018	82	162	2.0	81	0.99
Sep 2017	88	185	2.1	82	0.93
Sep 2016 *	60	216	3.6	65	1.08
Sep 2015 *	60	200	3.3	86	1.43
Sep 2014 *	60	215	3.6	101	1.68

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 92% · Maths 91% → all three 89% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard89%11th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth33%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	89%	13%	108	107
2023/24	92%	21%	109	108
2022/23	92%	20%	109	107

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

Minster in Sheppey Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School
0.8 km · Kent

Good2024

3.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Thistle Hill Primary School
1.0 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Halfway Houses Primary School
2.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Richmond Primary School
2.8 km · Kent

Good2022

1.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Queenborough School and Nursery
3.8 km · Kent

Outstanding2023

2.5applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Rose Street Primary School
3.8 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Eastchurch Church of England Primary School
3.9 km · Kent

2026

2.4applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
West Minster Primary School
3.9 km · Kent

2025

2.5applications per place 66%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: 143606 · 886/2235
Trust: The Island Learning Trust
Capacity: 600 pupils · 572 on roll
Free school meals: 24.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2016
Replaced: Minster in Sheppey Primary School (URN 118344)
Address: Brecon Chase, Minster, Sheerness, ME12 2HX
Local authority: Kent · Swale

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