Birchington Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5–11 · Birchington, Kent
Birchington Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Birchington, Kent for ages 5–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 February 2025. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Park Lane, Birchington, CT7 0AS
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 422 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 February 2025
Strengths
- “Birchington is a happy, welcoming school.”
- “Pupils are happy here, feel safe and know that they have staff they can talk to if they have concerns.”
- “Strong, warm relationships pervade this setting.”
To improve
- “At times, these are not as sharply connected to what pupils need to know as they could be.”
- “Where this happens, pupils do not gain the same developed understanding of key concepts as they do in other areas.”
- “While the provision to support pupils with SEND is mostly strong across the school, in some instances learning is not adapted well enough to meet the needs of some pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 March 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) | 49% | 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: 47 first-preference applications, 51 offers in total, 47 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Kent published it, drawn on the map
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- St Saviour's Church of England Junior School 1.3 mi School remains Good
- St Crispin's Infant School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Garlinge Primary School and Nursery 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Monkton Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Minster Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Salmestone Primary School 3.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published