Academy converter · Kent

Borden Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
138Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144867URN

School Lane, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8JS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 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

2.9per place

0.4 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

63 applications for 22 places · 109th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

94%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 12 November 2024Ofsted'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	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Kent median (2.4) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

63 applications · 22 places offered · 21 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.9; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.7; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.2; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.6; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.6; Kent median median 2.1
2021 3.7; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.5; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.6; Kent median median 2.1
2018 3.9; Kent median median 2.1
2017 3.2; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 3.6; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 3.6; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 3.8; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kent median in 8 of 9 years.

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Borden Church of England Primary School (URN 118731), 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	22	63	2.9	21	0.95
Sep 2025	20	54	2.7	19	0.95
Sep 2024	19	41	2.2	14	0.74
Sep 2023	14	37	2.6	10	0.71
Sep 2022	20	52	2.6	20	1.00
Sep 2021	11	41	3.7	9	0.82
Sep 2020	20	50	2.5	19	0.95
Sep 2019	20	52	2.6	20	1.00
Sep 2018	18	70	3.9	30	1.67
Sep 2017 *	18	58	3.2	14	0.78
Sep 2016 *	18	65	3.6	20	1.11
Sep 2015 *	18	65	3.6	14	0.78
Sep 2014 *	18	69	3.8	26	1.44

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 94% · Maths 94% → all three 94% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard94%4th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard94%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	94%	19%	110	109
2023/24	89%	11%	111	106
2022/23	53%	0%	106	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

Borden Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
Grove Park Primary School
1.6 km · Kent

2026

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Westlands Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Bobbing Village School
2.0 km · Kent

Requires improvement2024

5.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Minterne Junior School
2.1 km · Kent

2026

55%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
2.1 km · Kent

Good2024

2.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
The Oaks Infant School
2.2 km · Kent

2026

2.5applications per place
Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School
2.6 km · Kent

Outstanding2023

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Newington Church of England Primary School
2.7 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 73%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: 144867 · 886/3329
Trust: Our Community Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 140 pupils · 138 on roll
Free school meals: 24.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2017
Replaced: Borden Church of England Primary School (URN 118731)
Address: School Lane, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8JS
Local authority: Kent · Swale

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