Northbourne Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Deal, Kent
Northbourne Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Deal, Kent for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 July 2023. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Coldharbour Lane, Northbourne, Deal, CT14 0LP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 136 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe at this nurturing school.”
- “They appreciate the school’s wide-open spaces and enjoy tending the ponies and chickens.”
- “Pupils develop their resilience and practical skills well in the forest school.”
To improve
- “However, in a handful of foundation subjects, the organisation of learning is not as finely tuned.”
- “The key knowledge, and how it is best taught, has not yet been agreed.”
- “In these subjects, some pupils’ work is of a lower quality.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 September 2023 (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) | 80% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 18 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Kent published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Eastry Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Hornbeam Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sholden Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Warden House Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Worth Primary School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School 2.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Downs Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published