Primary school

Eastchurch Church of England Primary School

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Kent
  • ME12 4EJ
Ofsted report card · inspected May 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,813 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 99%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 58%58%2016/17: top 83%2017/18: top 96%2018/19: top 88%2022/23: top 94%2023/24: top 87%2024/25: top 99%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM25% · South East 64%Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · South East 7%Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score98 · South East 106Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score98 · 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: 51% · 61 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 47% · 59 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 36% · 58 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 49% · 46 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 36% · 64 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 44% · 25 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 25% · 16 pupils · South East 64%51%25%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 61 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 3% · 59 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 0% · 58 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 0% · 46 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 0% · 64 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 8% · 25 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 0% · 16 pupils · South East 7%8%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 61 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 102 · 59 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 101 · 58 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 101 · 46 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 100 · 64 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 106 · 25 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 98 · 16 pupils · South East 10610698No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 61 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 102 · 59 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 99 · 58 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 99 · 46 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 98 · 64 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 103 · 25 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 98 · 16 pupils · South East 10510398No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
17 of 17 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1717
2nd200
3rd40

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2026

  • InclusionNeeds attention
  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
  • Early yearsNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2015Goodas predecessor
  5. 2019Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 2023Requires improvement
  7. 2026Lowest Needs attention

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026164
Free school meals (past 6 years)57.4%
First language not English5.6%
SEN support26.8%
EHC plan1.4%
Absence (sessions missed)7.9%
Persistently absent pupils30.6%

Girls 50%Boys 50%

78.1% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.6
Pupils per adult8.4
  • Classroom teachers 8.5
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 3.5
  • Other support 8.8

Teachers 10.5 FTE · Whole workforce 22.8 · 31 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,162
Spend per pupil£7,810
Staff spend per pupil£5,972
Reserve per pupil£599
  • +£85,000revenue reserve
  • +£50,000in-year balance

Grants £8,049 · self-generated £113 · premises £528 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY ACADEMIES TRUST (16 academies) · trust reserve £5,637,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it