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Preston Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Mill Lane, Preston, Canterbury CT3 1HB · prestonprimary.org.uk · 01227 722235

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
63%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.2
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
129
97% of 133 places
Local authority
Kent
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
13.2%
First language not English
2.3%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 20 places were offered; 79% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 11 (Places 11)11September 2023: 17 (Places 19)17September 2024: 14 (Places 16)14September 2025: 28 (Places 20)28September 2026: 24 (Places 20)24Places 20
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202620241.2▲79%
September 2025Sept 202520281.4▲71%
September 2024Sept 202416140.9100%
September 2023Sept 202319170.9100%
September 2022Sept 202211111100%

Results

In 2024/25, 63% 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: 70% (England 53%)70%2016/17: 68% (England 61%)68%2017/18: 82% (England 64%)82%2018/19: 89% (England 65%)89%2022/23: 76% (England 60%)76%2023/24: 85% (England 61%)85%2024/25: 63% (England 62%)63%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●63%62%
▲11%8%
Average scaled score
●108106
●107105
●107105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Preston Primary School on 24 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
24 Jun 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early yearsOutstanding

Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Feb 2024

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2024Ungraded inspectionImproving
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jul 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Mar 2011Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (46 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
98%
Replies
46
38% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲96% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲91% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲98% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲98% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲100% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲98% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲97% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 61% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲65% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 20% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲91% agreeEngland 67%

based on 12 parents (26%) with SEND

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