Primary school

Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School

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  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Kent
  • DA4 9BN
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,930 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 20%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 31%31%2016/17: top 25%2017/18: top 24%2018/19: top 51%2022/23: top 23%2023/24: top 11%11% · 2023/242024/25: top 20%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM76% · South East 64%Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM18% · South East 7%Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · South East 106Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score108 · South East 105Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 64% · 44 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 74% · 43 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 77% · 39 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 67% · 42 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 72% · 43 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 80% · 44 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 76% · 17 pupils · South East 64%80%64%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 44 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 7% · 43 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 23% · 39 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 10% · 42 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 14% · 43 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 18% · 44 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 18% · 17 pupils · South East 7%23%7%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 44 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 106 · 43 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 106 · 39 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 104 · 42 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 106 · 43 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 109 · 44 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 107 · 17 pupils · South East 106109104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 44 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 106 · 43 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 106 · 39 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 106 · 42 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 43 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 107 · 44 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 108 · 17 pupils · South East 105108105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in73.2%
30 of 41 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 73.2%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4130
2nd210
3rd130

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  3. 2015Goodas predecessor
  4. 2020Remains Good
  5. 2023Good

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)19.7%
First language not English7.6%
SEN support11.1%
EHC plan4.0%
Absence (sessions missed)6.2%
Persistently absent pupils15.8%

Girls 52%Boys 48%

101% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.6
Pupils per adult13.6
  • Classroom teachers 7
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 6.6
  • Other support 1.8

Teachers 9 FTE · Whole workforce 17.4 · 22 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,854
Spend per pupil£6,061
Staff spend per pupil£4,944
Reserve per pupil£348
  • +£69,000revenue reserve
  • +£157,000in-year balance

Grants £6,788 · self-generated £81 · premises £146 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ALETHEIA ACADEMIES TRUST (15 academies) · trust reserve £6,690,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it