Charing Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

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

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Weald of KentConstituency

TN27 0JNPostcode

7.4

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Charing Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Kent, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 199 pupils. Charing Church of England Primary School is part of The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Feb 2026 · published 26 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 83%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

12%

Pupils

199

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

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: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 199
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 20 October 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
19 Dec 2012	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.