Lift St James the Great
Academy sponsor led primary school in East Malling (Kent).
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Nearby schools
nearest first15 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is The Malling School, 0.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Malling SchoolFoundation | 0.3 mi | Secondary | 1,051 | Good, 2023 |
| More Park Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 183 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2013, previous school) |
| Brookfield Infant SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 180 | Good, 2023 |
| Brookfield Junior SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 251 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Lunsford Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 202 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013) |
| Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 211 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Ditton Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 211 | Requires improvement, 2019This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Ditton Infant SchoolFoundation | 1.0 mi | Primary | 110 | Good, 2022 |
| West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language SrpAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 191 | Good, 2023 |
| Aylesford SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 916 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; sixth form provision Good |
| Valley Invicta Primary School at AylesfordAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 398 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| The Rosewood SchoolPupil referral unit | 1.5 mi | Alternative provision | 3 | Good, 2022 |
| Valley Invicta Primary School at Leybourne ChaseAcademy sponsor led | 1.5 mi | Primary | 230 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| The Discovery SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 634 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Valley Invicta Primary School at Kings HillAcademy sponsor led | 2.0 mi | Primary | 226 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
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 40% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 4 of 10).
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
- 210
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