Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–11 · Sittingbourne, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.198 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Sittingbourne, Kent for ages 2–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 26 March 2025. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery 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 | 2.198 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
- Reception 2026 had 22 first-choice applications for 30 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 8 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2026, the last child offered a Reception place lived 2.198 miles away, the 214th shortest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception last distance swung sharply between some years; the 2026 figure was further than in 2025 and 2023, and the longest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- In 2024/25, 40% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), while 10% 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, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NL
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 252 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 26 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in this welcoming and caring school.”
- “The school has a strong culture built around its values.”
- “Adults are compassionate and are responsive to the needs of pupils.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not always apply what they learn when exploring texts in more depth.”
- “This is because the school has not thought carefully enough about how some pupils will become more skilled readers over time.”
- “However, sometimes pupils are not confident about using key vocabulary linked to fundamental British values.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 May 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) | 40% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 22 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.
- Lansdowne Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Canterbury Road Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sunny Bank Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- South Avenue Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Rodmersham School 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Lynsted and Norton Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Oaks Infant School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published