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Northbourne Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Coldharbour Lane, Northbourne, Deal CT14 0LP · northbourne-cep.kent.sch.uk · 01304 611376
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 136
- 97% of 140 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 5.9%
- First language not English
- 1.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 20 places were offered; 75% 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 | 20 | 24 | 1.2▲ | 75% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 20 | 24 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 20 | 30 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 19 | 25 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 19 | 22 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
Results
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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 | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 118689)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Northbourne Church of England Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 18 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 118689), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118689)
Dec 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118689)
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 14
- 11% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 57% who raised concerns
based on the 7% who had a child bullied