Chilton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Ramsgate, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.601 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Chilton Primary School is a primary school in Ramsgate, Kent for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 4 June 2025. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Chilton 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 | 0.601 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 0.601 miles away, the 63rd shortest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published last distance (middle 2.24 miles).
- Reception 2026 had 103 first-choice applications for 60 offers, 1.7 first choices per offer, the 10th highest of 426 Kent primary schools.
- For Reception 2026, 59 offers went to first-choice families, while 44 first-choice families (43%) were not offered a place.
- 78% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), and 16% 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
- Chilton Lane, Ramsgate, CT11 0LQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 418 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 4 June 2025
Strengths
- “This is a school that places no limits on what pupils can achieve, both academically and personally.”
- “Exceptionally kind and respectful relationships between staff and pupils are the hallmark of daily routines.”
- “Around school, pupils share cheerful smiles and waves with friends and staff, creating a welcoming and inclusive community where they feel safe.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 July 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) | 78% | 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: 103 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 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.
- Christ Church Church of England Junior School, Ramsgate 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Ellington Infant School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy 0.7 mi Good
- Newington Community Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Priory Infant School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ramsgate Arts Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dame Janet Primary Academy 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published