Sunny Bank Primary School

State-Funded School

sunny-bank-primary-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Sittingbourne and SheppeyConstituency

ME10 3QNPostcode

8.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Sunny Bank Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 236 pupils. Sunny Bank Primary School is part of The Island Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 75%
Higher standard: 19%
Reading score: 111
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

72%

Asian

<1%

Black

23%

Mixed

Pupils

236

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

23%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 236
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Island Learning Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
16 Sept 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
18 Jul 2019	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

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.