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Reculver Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Hillborough, Herne Bay CT6 6TA · reculver.kent.sch.uk · 01227 375907
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 59%
- 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
- 444
- 85% of 525 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 23.2%
- First language not English
- 2.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 53 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 92% 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 | 60 | 53 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 55 | 0.9 | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 58 | 1 | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
Results
In 2024/25, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ▼59% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 20 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Reculver Church of England Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 19 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2018Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (83 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 83
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (34%) with SEND