Garlinge Primary School and Nursery

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 28 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Kent
Unique reference
135212
Address
Westfield Road, CT9 5PA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
735 (89% of total capacity)
Boys
51.8%
Girls
48.2%
First language not English
11.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
44.5%
Persistent absence
20.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 77.8%
Mixed 7.8%
Other White 5.7%
African 3.4%
Indian 1.4%
Other 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-1.4
WritingAverage-0.3
MathsBelow average-1.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 50%
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 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Garlinge Primary School and Nursery

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
94
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
91
2nd preference
28
3rd preference
44
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
91
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes26.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
5
3
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
23
9
14
Reception, Part-time
2
0
2
Reception, Full-time
97
50
47
Year 1
112
61
51
Year 2
104
49
55
Year 3
83
45
38
Year 4
117
68
49
Year 5
93
45
48
Year 6
97
50
47
Year 2024-2025