Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5–11 · Faversham, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.297 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School is a primary school in Faversham, Kent for ages 5–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 22 January 2025. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk 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 | 2.297 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
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 2.297 miles away, nearer than in 2024, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years.
- Reception 2026 had 27 first-choice applications for 30 offers: 26 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 74% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 26% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- School Lane, Boughton-under-Blean, Faversham, ME13 9AW
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Methodist
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 209 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 22 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be part of this loving school.”
- “They are respectful of the views of others.”
- “They are kind and caring towards their peers.”
To improve
- “However, some older pupils have not yet secured their multiplication number facts.”
- “This means that some pupils are less confident when presented with mathematical problems.”
- “However, in a few subjects, the school’s approaches to delivering the curriculum are less effective.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 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) | 74% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 26 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.
- Hernhill Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Graveney Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Selling Church of England Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ethelbert Road Primary School 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Davington Primary School 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Sheldwich Primary School 3.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Ospringe Church of England Primary School 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published