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Headcorn Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Kings Road, Headcorn TN27 9QT · headcorn.kent.sch.uk · 01622 891289

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
62%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
401
95% of 420 places
Local authority
Kent
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
30.2%
First language not English
6.2%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 64 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 91% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 57 (Places 60)57September 2023: 49 (Places 54)49September 2024: 63 (Places 60)63September 2025: 53 (Places 56)53September 2026: 64 (Places 60)64Places 60
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202660641.1▲91%
September 2025Sept 202556530.9100%
September 2024Sept 202460631.1▲90%
September 2023Sept 202354490.9100%
September 2022Sept 202260571100%

Results

In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 38% (England 53%)38%2016/17: 67% (England 61%)67%2017/18: 70% (England 64%)70%2018/19: 50% (England 65%)50%2022/23: 50% (England 60%)50%2023/24: 57% (England 61%)57%2024/25: 62% (England 62%)62%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●62%62%
▲11%8%
Average scaled score
●105106
▼102105
●104105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Headcorn Primary School on 10 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
10 Dec 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • May 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Feb 2010Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (91 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
90%
Replies
91
23% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲94% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●92% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼79% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼78% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●89% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲90% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●93% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼86% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲82% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲83% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 78% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲62% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 37% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲84% agreeEngland 67%

based on 19 parents (21%) with SEND

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