Sunny Bank Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Sittingbourne, Kent
Sunny Bank Primary School is a primary school in Sittingbourne, Kent for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 9 July 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Sunny Bank, Murston, Sittingbourne, ME10 3QN
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 71% | 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: 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.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Kent published it, drawn on the map
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Straight-line distance, in Kent.
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- 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