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Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Voluntary controlled
Bossingham Road, Stelling Minnis, Canterbury CT4 6DU · stelling-minnis.kent.sch.uk · 01227 709218
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- 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
- 79
- 75% of 105 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 19%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 13 families put the school first and 14 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 14 | 13 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 7 | 3 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 12 | 10 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 June 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 8 Jun 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jul 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (26 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 26
- 33% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied