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Sturry Church of England Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy

Park View, Sturry, Canterbury CT2 0NR · sturry.kent.sch.uk · 01227 710477

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
78%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
414
99% of 420 places
Local authority
Kent
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
25.8%
First language not English
8.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Stour Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 47 families put the school first and 59 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: 52 (Places 54)52September 2023: 56 (Places 60)56September 2024: 56 (Places 59)56September 2025: 53 (Places 55)53September 2026: 47 (Places 59)47Places 59
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202659470.8100%
September 2025Sept 202555531100%
September 2024Sept 202459560.9100%
September 2023Sept 202360560.996%
September 2022Sept 202254521100%

Results

In 2024/25, 78% 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: 78% (England 53%)78%2016/17: 71% (England 61%)71%2017/18: 90% (England 64%)90%2018/19: 75% (England 65%)75%2022/23: 82% (England 60%)82%2023/24: 62% (England 61%)62%2024/25: 78% (England 62%)78%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲78%62%
▼5%8%
Average scaled score
●104106
●106105
●104105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Sturry Church of England Primary School on 4 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
4 Feb 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

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

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2015

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2015Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding
  • May 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (150 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
72%
Replies
150
36% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼86% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼85% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼72% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼73% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼77% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼76% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼62% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼83% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼87% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼69% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼65% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 82% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●51% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 41% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●68% agreeEngland 67%

based on 41 parents (27%) with SEND

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