Sunny Bank Primary School

What the figures show

• The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.625 miles away, the 67th shortest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
• Reception 2026 had 31 first-choice applications for 29 offers: 27 offers went to first-choice families and 4 first-choice families (13%) were not offered a place.
• In 2024/25, 71% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%).
• The 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent that have results.

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

Sunny Bank, Murston, Sittingbourne, ME10 3QN

Type

Academy sponsor led

Phase

Primary

Ages

2–11

Council

Kent

Pupils on roll

236 January 2026 school census

Free school meals

40.3% of pupils eligible

Pupils per teacher

22.8

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 9 July 2024

Strengths

• “Expectations are high at Sunny Bank.”
• “They are keen to do well, and they do.”
• “Pupils are delighted when their class is recognised for reading the most words in a week or for having the highest weekly attendance.”

To improve

• “In other subjects, learning is not always as well matched to what pupils already know and remember.”
• “This means pupils are not always retaining and then building knowledge as effectively across the school’s full curriculum.”
• “While the school promotes the importance of ensuring pupils attend regularly, some pupils do not attend school well.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

• 2026 Reception entry: 31 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 27 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.

• Canterbury Road Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
• Lansdowne Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
• South Avenue Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
• Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
• Milton Court Primary Academy 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
• Regis Manor Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
• St Peter's Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
• The Oaks Infant School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published

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