Academy sponsor led · Kent

Sunny Bank Primary School

2–11Ages
236Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147729URN

Sunny Bank, Murston, Sittingbourne, ME10 3QN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.5 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

56 applications for 29 places · 300th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2016

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%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 · 9 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Kent median (2.4) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

56 applications · 29 places offered · 31 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.9; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.3; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.6; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.7; Kent median median 2.2
2020 0.9; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.6; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 1.3; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 1.6; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school

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

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Sunny Bank Primary School (URN 142486), 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	29	56	1.9	31	1.07
Sep 2025	30	61	2.0	31	1.03
Sep 2024	18	41	2.3	18	1.00
Sep 2023	23	36	1.6	16	0.70
Sep 2022	17	27	1.6	17	1.00
Sep 2021	12	20	1.7	10	0.83
Sep 2020	46	41	0.9	26	0.57
Sep 2019 *	21	34	1.6	18	0.86
Sep 2018 *	34	44	1.3	30	0.88
Sep 2017 *	22	34	1.6	20	0.91
Sep 2016 *	42	59	1.4	32	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 82% · Maths 75% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%139th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard14%

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	71%	7%	104	103
2023/24	75%	19%	111	104
2022/23	56%	6%	108	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

Sunny Bank Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Canterbury Road Primary School
0.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

4.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Lansdowne Primary School
0.8 km · Kent

Good2022

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
South Avenue Primary School
1.1 km · Kent

Good2022

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery
1.4 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Milton Court Primary Academy
1.7 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

3.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Regis Manor Primary School
2.0 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
2.3 km · Kent

Good2024

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

2026

2.5applications per place

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: 147729 · 886/2126
Trust: The Island Learning Trust
Capacity: 315 pupils · 236 on roll
Free school meals: 43.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2020
Replaced: Sunny Bank Primary School (URN 142486)
Address: Sunny Bank, Murston, Sittingbourne, ME10 3QN
Local authority: Kent · Swale

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