King's Farm Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Gravesend, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.518 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
King's Farm Primary School is a primary school in Gravesend, Kent for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 28 February 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
King's Farm Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.518 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 69% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25, highest among this school and the 6 of the 8 nearest Kent primary schools that have results.
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 1.518 miles, nearer the school than in 2025 but further than in 2024, after a sharp swing between 2024 and 2025.
- For Reception 2026 there were 46 first-choice applications for 51 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- 51.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 35% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Cedar Avenue, Gravesend, DA12 5JT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 468 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 28 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to belong to this vibrant, friendly and happy school community.”
- “Leaders truly believe in giving pupils every opportunity to succeed.”
- “All staff contribute to fostering a supportive atmosphere, giving pupils the confidence to try their best.”
To improve
- “However, there are still too many pupils who do not attend regularly, meaning they miss out on vital learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 69% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 46 first-preference applications, 51 offers in total, 46 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Whitehill Primary School 0.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Singlewell Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- The Riverview Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Tymberwood Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shears Green Infant School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Shears Green Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Westcourt Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published