Birchington Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Birchington (Kent).
KS2 RWM expected
49%
▼ 13pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
70%
▼ 5pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
65%
▼ 9pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
68%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.5%
▼ 0.3pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
22.4
▲ 1.7 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
31.5%
▲ 7pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
100%
422 / 420 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Map of nearby schools
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Nearby schools
nearest first41 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is The Llewellyn School and Nursery, 0.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Llewellyn School and NurseryOther independent special | 0.3 mi | Special | 35 | - |
| Maple Haven LtdOther independent special | 0.4 mi | Special | 10 | - |
| King Ethelbert SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 845 | Good, 2024 |
| Ursuline CollegeAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Secondary | 949 | Good, 2022 |
| St Saviour's Church of England Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.2 mi | Primary | 351 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| St Crispin's Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 193 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Garlinge Primary School and NurseryFoundation | 2.4 mi | Primary | 726 | Good, 2023 |
| Monkton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.5 mi | Primary | - | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Hartsdown AcademyAcademy converter | 2.6 mi | Secondary | 868 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 4, Needs attention in 2 |
| Minster Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.7 mi | Primary | - | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| St Nicholas at Wade Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 2.9 mi | Primary | 212 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, MargateAcademy converter | 3.1 mi | Primary | 284 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Salmestone Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 3.2 mi | Primary | 216 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 3.4 mi | Primary | 397 | Good, 2023 |
| Enterprise Learning AlliancePupil referral unit | 3.5 mi | Alternative provision | - | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2019) |
| Liberty CollegeSpecial post 16 institution | 3.5 mi | Special | - | - |
| Drapers Mills Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 3.7 mi | Primary | 246 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4 |
| Laleham Gap SchoolFoundation special | 3.8 mi | Special | 253 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| The Royal Harbour AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 3.8 mi | Secondary | 1,045 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3, Urgent improvement in 1 |
| Parkview AcademyOther independent special | 3.9 mi | Special | 4 | - |
| Great Oaks Small SchoolOther independent special | 4.0 mi | Special | 40 | - |
| Newington Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.1 mi | Primary | 692 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2025Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2017, previous school) |
| Dame Janet Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.2 mi | Primary | 291 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2018) |
| Small Haven SchoolOther independent special | 4.3 mi | Special | 35 | - |
| St Anthony's SchoolFoundation special | 4.3 mi | Special | 110 | Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Good (Jul 2015) |
| Ramsgate Arts Primary SchoolFree schools | 4.3 mi | Primary | 409 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (May 2018) |
| St George's Church of England Foundation SchoolFoundation | 4.3 mi | All-through | 1,590 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2019) |
| Northdown Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.3 mi | Primary | 302 | Good, 2021 |
| Cliftonville Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.4 mi | Primary | 845 | Good, 2024 |
| Chilton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.5 mi | Primary | 418 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2025Last graded Outstanding (Jan 2019) |
| Life Skills ManorOther independent special | 4.6 mi | Special | 51 | - |
| St Laurence in Thanet Church of England Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.6 mi | Primary | 120 | Good, 2024 |
| Cross Keys LearningOther independent special | 4.6 mi | Special | 29 | - |
| Ellington Infant SchoolCommunity | 4.7 mi | Primary | 155 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2022Last graded Good (Feb 2017) |
| Foreland Fields SchoolFoundation special | 4.7 mi | Special | 295 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013) |
| Bromstone Primary School, BroadstairsFoundation | 4.7 mi | Primary | 407 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Life Skills EnterpriseOther independent special | 4.8 mi | Special | 17 | - |
| Dane Court Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 4.8 mi | Secondary | 1,152 | Good, 2022 |
| St Lawrence College Junior SchoolOther independent | 4.9 mi | Independent | 130 | - |
| Palm Bay Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 407 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| The Charles Dickens SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.9 mi | Secondary | 1,117 | Good, 2023 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 2 of 10).
Overall deprivation2
Income3
Employment2
Education and skills3
Health2
Crime5
Barriers to housing and services2
Living environment8
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 110
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