Academy converter · Kent

John Mayne Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
94Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
149623URN

High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8AL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.9 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

23 applications for 15 places · 363rd of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

27%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 25 February 2026Published 13 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
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.

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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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Kent median (2.4) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

23 applications · 15 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.4; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.7; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.4; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school
2022 1.6; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2021 1.5; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2020 1.4; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2019 1.6; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 2.2; 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

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as John Mayne Church of England Primary School, Biddenden (URN 118662), 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	15	23	1.5	16	1.07
Sep 2025	13	18	1.4	10	0.77
Sep 2024	16	27	1.7	15	0.94
Sep 2023 *	14	19	1.4	9	0.64
Sep 2022 *	20	31	1.6	22	1.10
Sep 2021 *	13	20	1.5	13	1.00
Sep 2020 *	20	27	1.4	17	0.85
Sep 2019 *	20	31	1.6	19	0.95
Sep 2018 *	20	32	1.6	19	0.95
Sep 2017 *	11	24	2.2	10	0.91
Sep 2016 *	20	38	1.9	26	1.30
Sep 2015 *	20	35	1.8	24	1.20
Sep 2014 *	20	28	1.4	16	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 64% · Maths 27% → all three 27% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard27%414th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard0%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard27%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 95 (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	27%	0%	100	95
2023/24	70%	0%	110	102
2022/23	45%	18%	106	99

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

John Mayne Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.5applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Frittenden Church of England Primary School
4.4 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Smarden Primary School
5.3 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

3.9applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
High Halden Church of England Primary School
5.3 km · Kent

2026

3.5applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
6.0 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Tenterden Church of England Junior School
6.3 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

46%met the SATs standard
Headcorn Primary School
6.3 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Tenterden Infant School
6.3 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.4applications 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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149623 · 886/3134
Trust: Tenterden Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 140 pupils · 94 on roll
Free school meals: 31.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2023
Replaced: John Mayne Church of England Primary School, Biddenden (URN 118662)
Address: High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8AL
Local authority: Kent · Ashford

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