Primary school

Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Kent
  • CT4 6DU
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,653 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 31%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 30%30%2016/17: top 74%2017/18: top 56%2018/19: top 39%2022/23: top 8%2023/24: top 1%1% · 2023/242024/25: top 31%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM71% · South East 64%Small cohort: 7 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM14% · South East 7%Small cohort: 7 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · South East 106Small cohort: 7 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · South East 105Small cohort: 7 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 64% · 14 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 53% · 15 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 65% · 17 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 71% · 14 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 82% · 12 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 100% · 8 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 71% · 7 pupils · South East 64%100%53%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 14% · 14 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 0% · 15 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 6% · 17 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 14% · 14 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 0% · 12 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 25% · 8 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 14% · 7 pupils · South East 7%25%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 109 · 14 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 102 · 15 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 106 · 17 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 104 · 14 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 12 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 109 · 8 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 104 · 7 pupils · South East 106109102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 14 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 100 · 15 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 103 · 17 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 106 · 14 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 12 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 109 · 8 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 105 · 7 pupils · South East 105109100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
13 of 13 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1313
2nd71
3rd90

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Good

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 202679
Free school meals (past 6 years)12.2%
First language not English1.4%
SEN support8.1%
EHC plan8.1%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils12.7%

Girls 41.9%Boys 58.1%

75.2% full · 105 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.2
Pupils per adult9.3
  • Classroom teachers 4.2
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 3.3
  • Other support 1.7

Teachers 5.2 FTE · Whole workforce 10.1 · 14 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,608
Spend per pupil£9,684
Staff spend per pupil£6,927
Reserve per pupil£1,000
  • +£79,034revenue reserve
  • −£5,993in-year balance

Grants £9,153 · self-generated £462 · premises £609 per pupil