Primary
Birchington Church of England Primary School
Park Lane, Birchington, CT7 0AS
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 422 of 450 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
- Local authority
- Kent
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Canterbury
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 20.1
- All staff (FTE)
- 33.9
- Pupils per adult
- 12.9
- Pupils
- 439
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2025
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
September 2019
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)
SATs results
49%
104.0
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 102 |
| Average reading score | 104 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 49% |
| Working at a higher standard | 5% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 59% |
| 23/24 | 63% |
| 24/25 | 49% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 106.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 104.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 104.0 |
| 23/24 | 104.0 |
| 24/25 | 102.0 |
Park Lane, Birchington, CT7 0AS
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Kent admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Louise Wilson
- Address
- Park Lane, Birchington, CT7 0AS
- Telephone
- 01843841046
Other primary schools nearby
- St Saviour's Church of England Junior School6.2/10
- St Crispin's Infant SchoolNot enough data
- Garlinge Primary School and Nursery6.0/10
- Monkton Church of England Primary SchoolNot enough data
- Minster Church of England Primary SchoolNot enough data
- St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School7.0/10