Minster in Sheppey Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Sheerness, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
27.087 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Minster in Sheppey Primary School is a primary school in Sheerness, Kent for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Minster in Sheppey 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 | 27.087 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 27.087 miles away, the 11th longest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.24 miles).
- That Reception 2026 distance was further from the school than in 2023.
- Reception 2026 had 87 first-choice applications for 87 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 89% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Brecon Chase, Minster, Sheerness, ME12 2HX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 572 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 28 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils achieve well and enjoy their learning.”
- “They arrive each morning ready ‘To be the best they can be – best learner, best friend and best citizen.”
- “Pupils follow the calm, purposeful routines of the school.”
To improve
- “Leaders should continue to embed the very minor refinements seen in some curriculum areas.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 June 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) | 89% | 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: 87 first-preference applications, 87 offers in total, 87 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.
- St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Thistle Hill Academy 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Halfway Houses Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Richmond Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Queenborough School and Nursery 2.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Rose Street Primary School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- West Minster Primary School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Eastchurch Church of England Primary School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published