Academy sponsor led · Kent

St Katherine's School & Nursery

3–11Ages
462Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147591URN

St. Katherines Lane, Snodland, ME6 5EJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.4 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

120 applications for 60 places · 287th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%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 · 30 January 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	Outstanding
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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

120 applications · 60 places offered · 55 named it first

2026 2.0; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.8; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.4; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.4; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.4; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.6; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as St Katherine's School (URN 118312), 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	120	2.0	55	0.92
Sep 2025	60	130	2.2	59	0.98
Sep 2024	49	87	1.8	45	0.92
Sep 2023	62	109	1.8	57	0.92
Sep 2022	60	86	1.4	49	0.82
Sep 2021	63	86	1.4	49	0.78
Sep 2020	72	100	1.4	63	0.88
Sep 2019 *	50	79	1.6	46	0.92
Sep 2018 *	82	124	1.5	81	0.99
Sep 2017 *	83	118	1.4	61	0.73
Sep 2016 *	75	141	1.9	67	0.89
Sep 2015 *	78	139	1.8	66	0.85
Sep 2014 *	90	130	1.4	78	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 74% · Maths 65% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%321st of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	53%	5%	103	101
2023/24	52%	2%	101	101
2022/23	52%	1%	102	101

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 Katherine's School & NurseryThis school
This school

Good2024

2.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Snodland CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes
1.1 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.0applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Halling Primary School
2.2 km · Medway

Good2023

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Lunsford Primary School
2.5 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Brookfield Junior School
2.5 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

63%met the SATs standard
Brookfield Infant School
2.6 km · Kent

Good2023

2.1applications per place
Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.6 km · Kent

Good2023

1.9applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy
2.7 km · Kent

2026

2.5applications per place 81%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147591 · 886/2118
Trust: Coppice Primary Partnership
Capacity: 630 pupils · 462 on roll
Free school meals: 30.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2019
Replaced: St Katherine's School (URN 118312)
Address: St. Katherines Lane, Snodland, ME6 5EJ
Local authority: Kent · Tonbridge and Malling

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