Graded inspection · Jan 2022 Previous framework
- Quality of education
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Personal development
- Leadership and management
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| 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- 2026 1.3; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2025 1.4; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2024 1.6; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2023 1.4; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2022 0.9; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2021 1.1; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2020 0.9; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2019 1.2; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2018 1.3; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2017 1.1; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2016 1.2; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2015 1.3; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2014 1.2; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school
- This school
- Kent median
Dashed bars: as Staplehurst School (URN 118313), the previous school.
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 * | 65 | 84 | 1.3 | 54 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2025 * | 68 | 93 | 1.4 | 61 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2024 * | 48 | 76 | 1.6 | 46 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 * | 44 | 63 | 1.4 | 33 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2022 * | 74 | 67 | 0.9 | 46 | 0.62 |
| Sep 2021 * | 47 | 50 | 1.1 | 38 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2020 * | 57 | 53 | 0.9 | 43 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2019 * | 45 | 54 | 1.2 | 40 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2018 * | 44 | 55 | 1.3 | 42 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2017 * | 56 | 64 | 1.1 | 56 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 68 | 83 | 1.2 | 66 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2015 * | 54 | 71 | 1.3 | 51 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2014 * | 66 | 76 | 1.2 | 61 | 0.92 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Staplehurst SchoolThis schoolThis schoolGood2022
- 3.8 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20252.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 4.6 km · KentGood20231.7applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 5.0 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20241.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 5.3 km · KentRemains Good20244.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- Graded · no overall grade20253.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 6.5 km · KentRemains Good20232.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- 6.9 km · KentRemains Good20222.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- Remains Good20222.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
School details
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources