Primary school

Challock Primary School

  • Foundation School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Kent
  • TN25 4BU
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected Jul 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,230 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 42%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 9%9%2016/17: top 56%2017/18: top 59%2018/19: top 33%2022/23: top 10%2023/24: top 63%2024/25: top 42%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM67% · South East 64%6/10 Middle−7.4 pts
Higher standard, RWM17% · South East 7%9/10 Top 20%+8.7 pts
Reading score107 · South East 1066/10 Middle
Maths score105 · South East 1055/10 Middle−6.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 78% · 27 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 61% · 31 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 63% · 30 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 73% · 30 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 80% · 30 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 57% · 28 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 67% · 30 pupils · South East 64%80%57%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 15% · 27 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 6% · 31 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 13% · 30 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 17% · 30 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 20% · 30 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 14% · 28 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 17% · 30 pupils · South East 7%20%6%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 109 · 27 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 31 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 106 · 30 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 106 · 30 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 110 · 30 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 105 · 28 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 107 · 30 pupils · South East 106110104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 27 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 103 · 31 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 103 · 30 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 106 · 30 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 106 · 30 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 104 · 28 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 105 · 30 pupils · South East 105106103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in87.5%
28 of 32 who put it first2014 · 72.5%2026 · 87.5%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3228
2nd262
3rd110

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2023

  1. 2005Good
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2011Outstanding
  4. 2020Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026212
Free school meals (past 6 years)12.0%
First language not English2.9%
SEN support8.1%
EHC plan2.4%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils8.0%

Girls 50.7%Boys 49.3%

101% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.3
Pupils per adult13.5
  • Classroom teachers 7.1
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 6.4
  • Other support 2.5

Teachers 9.1 FTE · Whole workforce 18 · 23 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,016
Spend per pupil£5,971
Staff spend per pupil£4,671
Reserve per pupil£141
  • +£29,900revenue reserve
  • +£9,552in-year balance

Grants £5,765 · self-generated £251 · premises £285 per pupil