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Birchington Church of England Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Voluntary controlled

Park Lane, Birchington CT7 0AS · birchington-primary.com · 01843 841046

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
49%
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
422
2 over 420 places · 100%
Local authority
Kent
Free school meals
31.5%
First language not English
5.5%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 47 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: 68 (Places 60)68September 2023: 52 (Places 54)52September 2024: 42 (Places 46)42September 2025: 50 (Places 52)50September 2026: 47 (Places 51)47Places 51
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202651470.9100%
September 2025Sept 202552501100%
September 2024Sept 202446420.9100%
September 2023Sept 202354521100%
September 2022Sept 202260681.1▲88%

Results

In 2024/25, 49% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% 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: 57% (England 53%)57%2016/17: 62% (England 61%)62%2017/18: 73% (England 64%)73%2018/19: 65% (England 65%)65%2022/23: 59% (England 60%)59%2023/24: 63% (England 61%)63%2024/25: 49% (England 62%)49%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼49%62%
▼5%8%
Average scaled score
●104106
▼102105
●105105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Birchington Church of England Primary School on 25 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
25 Feb 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

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

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (81 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
80%
Replies
81
18% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●89% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼77% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼74% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼83% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲87% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼81% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●89% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼77% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼66% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼75% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 83% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼39% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 46% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼64% agreeEngland 67%

based on 31 parents (38%) with SEND

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