Luddenham School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Faversham, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.966 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Luddenham School is a primary school in Faversham, Kent for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 4 July 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Luddenham 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 | 4.966 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 4.966 miles from the school, the 99th longest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That 2026 Reception distance was about the same as in 2024, and every applicant was offered a place in 1 of the 3 years with a published outcome.
- 2026 Reception entry drew 23 first-choice applications for 27 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 4 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- 37% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), and 7% 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
- Luddenham, Faversham, ME13 0TE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 200 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 4 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils grow in confidence at this friendly school where everyone knows and cares for each other.”
- “Parents are positive about the school, which they describe as having a community feel.”
- “One parent summed up the views of many saying, ‘This is a school which is invested in the potential of the children.’”
To improve
- “The school recognises this is not yet the case for the youngest children in Reception.”
- “Here, the early years curriculum is not always as precisely considered as it could be to ensure children have the knowledge they need in readiness for Year 1.”
- “Leaders recognise that these processes are not yet securely in place in other subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2024 (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) | 37% | 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: 23 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 23 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.
- Bysing Wood Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Davington Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Ospringe Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ethelbert Road Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lynsted and Norton Primary School 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Graveney Primary School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published