Birchington Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

birchington-church-of-england-primary-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Herne Bay and SandwichConstituency

CT7 0ASPostcode

5.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Birchington Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Kent, South East.

It currently serves 422 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 63%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

422

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 422
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 Mar 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
9 Feb 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.