Ulcombe Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Maidstone, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.432 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Ulcombe Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Maidstone, Kent for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 10 June 2025. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Ulcombe Church of England 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 | 2.432 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
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 64.8% of pupils; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent is 29.6%.
- In 2026 the last Reception place offered went to a child living 2.432 miles away, the 200th longest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 6 first-choice applications for 7 offers, with every first-choice family offered a place; the 2026 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025.
- In 2024/25, 15% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- The Street, Ulcombe, Maidstone, ME17 1DU
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 54 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 64.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 10 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are safe and happy in this friendly school.”
- “The school forms trusting relationships with parents and carers.”
- “Staff know their pupils and are sensitive to their individual needs.”
To improve
- “This presents a challenge for the school to ensure that pupils swiftly gain the knowledge and skills needed.”
- “Pupils’ outcomes in national tests in 2024 were very low.”
- “Many pupils have missed time in school and have developed gaps in their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 July 2025 (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) | 15% | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 6 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.
- Kingswood Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Platts Heath Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Sutton Valence Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Harrietsham Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Headcorn Primary School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lenham Primary School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Hollingbourne Primary School 3.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published