Sholden Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

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

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Dover and DealConstituency

CT14 0ABPostcode

7.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 91 pupils. Sholden Church of England Primary School is part of DEAL EDUCATION ALLIANCE FOR LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 75%
Higher standard: 17%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

82%

Any other group

Unclassified

16%

Pupils

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

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: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 91
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: DEAL EDUCATION ALLIANCE FOR LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
30 Jul 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
9 Sept 2015	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.