Academy converter · Kent

Eastchurch Church of England Primary School

2–11Ages
164Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
148118URN

Warden Road, Eastchurch, Sheerness, ME12 4EJ · School website

This school is due to be replaced by St. Clement's CofE Primary School.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

41 applications for 17 places · 187th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

25%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 19 May 2026Published 5 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Needs attention
Inclusion		Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching		Needs attention
Achievement		Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Needs attention
Early years		Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Needs attention

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

19 May 2026
Report card · 7 Needs attention
11 July 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Kent median (2.4) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

41 applications · 17 places offered · 17 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.6; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.7; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.2; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.1; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.0; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.1; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2019 1.1; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 1.2; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.2; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 of 6 years.

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Eastchurch Church of England Primary School (URN 118644), 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	17	41	2.4	17	1.00
Sep 2025	18	28	1.6	18	1.00
Sep 2024	13	22	1.7	13	1.00
Sep 2023	30	37	1.2	28	0.93
Sep 2022	46	50	1.1	43	0.93
Sep 2021	45	47	1.0	43	0.96
Sep 2020 *	39	41	1.1	37	0.95
Sep 2019 *	45	51	1.1	44	0.98
Sep 2018 *	53	64	1.2	52	0.98
Sep 2017 *	60	85	1.4	71	1.18
Sep 2016 *	74	91	1.2	72	0.97
Sep 2015 *	57	89	1.6	55	0.96
Sep 2014 *	60	92	1.5	53	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 63% · Maths 38% → all three 25% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard25%415th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard0%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 98 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard38%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard6%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	25%	0%	98	98
2023/24	44%	8%	106	103
2022/23	36%	0%	100	98

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

Eastchurch Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.4applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School
3.1 km · Kent

Good2024

3.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St. Clement's CofE Primary School
3.5 km · Kent

Not yet inspected

1.5applications per place 15%met the SATs standard
Minster in Sheppey Primary School
3.9 km · Kent

2026

2.1applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Thistle Hill Primary School
4.2 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Remains Good2024

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

Good2022

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

Outstanding2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 51%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: 148118 · 886/3106
Trust: The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 164 on roll
Free school meals: 43.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2020
Replaced: Eastchurch Church of England Primary School (URN 118644)
Address: Warden Road, Eastchurch, Sheerness, ME12 4EJ
Local authority: Kent · Swale

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