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King's Farm Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Cedar Avenue, Gravesend DA12 5JT · kings-farm.kent.sch.uk · 01474 566979

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
69%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
468
95% of 492 places
Local authority
Kent
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
56.4%
First language not English
24.4%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 46 families put the school first and 51 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 48 (Places 50)48September 2023: 53 (Places 51)53September 2024: 56 (Places 50)56September 2025: 49 (Places 51)49September 2026: 46 (Places 51)46Places 51
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202651460.9100%
September 2025Sept 202551491100%
September 2024Sept 202450561.1▲88%
September 2023Sept 202351531▲94%
September 2022Sept 202250481100%

Results

In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% 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: 16% (England 53%)16%2016/17: 50% (England 61%)50%2017/18: 54% (England 64%)54%2018/19: 55% (England 65%)55%2022/23: 62% (England 60%)62%2023/24: 65% (England 61%)65%2024/25: 69% (England 62%)69%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲69%62%
▲12%8%
Average scaled score
●105106
●105105
●105105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 28 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for King's Farm Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
27 Feb 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • May 2018Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2016Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2014Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    Early yearsInadequate

What parents said

80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (51 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
80%
Replies
51
11% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school●87% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼85% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼79% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼74% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●87% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲88% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼78% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●88% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●78% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼72% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 71% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●48% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 29% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼48% agreeEngland 67%

based on 21 parents (41%) with SEND

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