Bysing Wood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Faversham, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
24.386 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Bysing Wood Primary School is a primary school in Faversham, Kent for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 June 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Bysing Wood 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 | 24.386 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 2024/25, 39% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Among 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent that have results, its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was 2nd lowest.
- Reception 2026 had 16 first-choice applications for 23 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 49% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 23.4% across 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
- Lower Road, Faversham, ME13 7NU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 245 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 49% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 June 2024
Strengths
- “This is a welcoming and inclusive school, where all pupils are valued and supported, whatever their needs may be.”
- “There is a positive culture built on a shared commitment for pupils to ‘Believe, Wonder, Progress, Succeed’.”
- “Pupils portray a great sense of belonging to the school community.”
To improve
- “The school is aware that some subjects need to be developed further to equal the quality of others.”
- “Although remaining below the national average, attendance has improved slightly overall and significantly for some individuals.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 July 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) | 39% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 16 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.
- Davington Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Ospringe Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Luddenham School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ethelbert Road Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Graveney Primary School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sheldwich Primary School 3.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published