Primary school

Hunton Church of England Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Kent
  • ME15 0SJ
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2011

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,515 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 37%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 6%6%2016/17: top 43%2017/18: top 6%2018/19: top 21%2022/23: top 25%2023/24: top 21%2024/25: top 37%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM69% · South East 64%Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM13% · South East 7%Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score108 · South East 106Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · South East 105Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 82% · 11 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 67% · 12 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 88% · 16 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 79% · 14 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 71% · 17 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 75% · 8 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 69% · 16 pupils · South East 64%88%67%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 18% · 11 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 0% · 12 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 13% · 16 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 7% · 14 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 18% · 17 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 0% · 8 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 13% · 16 pupils · South East 7%18%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 107 · 11 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 12 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 110 · 16 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 107 · 14 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 108 · 17 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 109 · 8 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 108 · 16 pupils · South East 106110104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 11 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 102 · 12 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 107 · 16 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 102 · 14 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 107 · 17 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 106 · 8 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 105 · 16 pupils · South East 105107102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in77.8%
14 of 18 who put it first2014 · 90.9%2026 · 77.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1814
2nd241
3rd170

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2021

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2016Ungraded visit
  4. 2021Remains Good

28 strong areas

  • Pupils' attendance
  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils
  • The extent to which pupils feel safe
  • The use of assessment to support learning
  • The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures
  • Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils
  • The effectiveness of care, guidance and support
  • The school's capacity for sustained improvement
  • The quality of pupils' learning and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles
  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • The effectiveness of partnerships in promoting learning and well-being
  • The extent of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community
  • The effectiveness of leadership and management of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school deploys resources to achieve value for money
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes equality of opportunity and tackles discrimination
  • The extent to which the curriculum meets pupils' needs, including, where relevant, through partnerships
  • The quality of learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their progress
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

2 weak areas

  • Pupils' attainment
  • The extent to which pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being

30 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026106
Free school meals (past 6 years)26.2%
First language not English15.0%
SEN support11.2%
EHC plan0.9%
Absence (sessions missed)6.2%
Persistently absent pupils18.9%

Girls 55.1%Boys 44.9%

101% full · 105 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.6
Pupils per adult8.8
  • Classroom teachers 3.4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 5.8
  • Other support 2.9

Teachers 5.4 FTE · Whole workforce 14.1 · 25 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,929
Spend per pupil£7,966
Staff spend per pupil£6,244
Reserve per pupil£351
  • +£37,159revenue reserve
  • −£3,904in-year balance

Grants £7,621 · self-generated £308 · premises £372 per pupil