Reculver Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Herne Bay and SandwichConstituency

CT6 6TAPostcode

9.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Reculver Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 444 pupils. Reculver Church of England Primary School is part of The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 64%
Higher standard: 15%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

444

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 444
IDACI quintile: 2 (More 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.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 20 November 2024. 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
6 Sept 2018	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.