Birchington Church of England Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Feb 25 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 118693
- Address
- Park Lane, CT7 0AS
- Website
- www.birchington-primary.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 442 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.4%
- Girls
- 51.6%
- First language not English
- 6.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.4%
- Persistent absence
- 17.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.0%
White British 83.5%
Mixed 5.9%
Other White 4.3%
Other 2.5%
Indian 0.9%
Other Asian 0.7%
African 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.2
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAverage-1.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 63%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Birchington Church of England Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 52
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 47
- 3rd preference
- 35
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 50 24 26 |
| Year 1 | 57 27 30 |
| Year 2 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 3 | 58 34 24 |
| Year 4 | 62 25 37 |
| Year 5 | 77 34 43 |
| Year 6 | 78 43 35 |