Selling Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Faversham, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
8.897 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Selling Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Faversham, Kent for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Selling 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 | 8.897 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
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 8.897 miles away, the 46th longest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 38% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
- Reception 2026 drew 5 first-choice applications for 5 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Of its pupils, 48.8% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 23% 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
- The Street, Selling, Faversham, ME13 9RQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 86 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 January 2026
Strengths
- “This small rural school places pupils at the centre of all decisions.”
- “Inclusion is evident in classrooms and during playtimes.”
- “Pupils enjoy learning in a culture of support and compassion.”
To improve
- “However, past weaknesses have left gaps in learning, reflected in recent published national outcomes.”
- “However, further progress is needed to prepare them fully for secondary school.”
- “Recent work to improve how staff check pupils’ knowledge has not yet had a clear impact.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 March 2026 (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) | 38% | 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: 5 first-preference applications, 5 offers in total, 5 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.
- Sheldwich Primary School 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ethelbert Road Primary School 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ospringe Church of England Primary School 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hernhill Church of England Primary School 3.6 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Graveney Primary School 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published