Cheriton Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Mar 4 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Kent
Unique reference
118480
Address
Church Road, CT20 3EP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
404 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
54.0%
Girls
46.0%
First language not English
32.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
28%
Persistent absence
15.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
22.5%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Other3%
Other White3.7%
Mixed4.1%
Other Asian24.5%
White British60.1%
Pakistani
1.5%
African
1.5%
Indian
0.7%
Gypsy/Roma
0.2%
Other Black
0.2%
Chinese
0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.7
WritingAverage1.1
MathsAverage0.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
68%
Local authority average
62%
England average
62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
12%
Local authority average
10%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
108
Local authority average
106
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
107
Local authority average
104
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Cheriton Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
59
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
50
2nd preference
42
3rd preference
42
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
50
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Part-time
1
1
0
Reception, Full-time
55
26
29
Year 1
57
30
27
Year 2
55
34
21
Year 3
59
33
26
Year 4
59
32
27
Year 5
59
36
23
Year 6
59
26
33
Year 2024-2025