Birchington Church of England Primary School | Primary in Birchington, Thanet | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Birchington Church of England Primary School

Primary

Thanet · Birchington · CT7 0AS www.birchington-primary.com/

Pupils
422
cap. 450
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
25 Feb 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

8 reports
24 Sep 2019
School inspection
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13 Jan 2016
Full inspectionGood
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18 Sep 2013
Full inspectionRequires Improvement
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Thanet. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
49%
-14pp
LA
63%
England
63%
73%61%49%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
5%
+2pp
LA
10%
England
8%
7%5%3%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
92%
Would recommend
93%
Responses
90
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

92%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

95%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

89%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

18%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

90%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

54%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

89%

Q9. My child does well at this school

94%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

92%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

90%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

95%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

84%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

93%

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
73%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
28%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
442
cap. 450
475457439
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.5
LA AVG 20.68:1
23.722.421.0
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
7%
LA AVG 13.81%
7%5%4%
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FSM eligible
32%
LA AVG 27.09%
32%26%19%
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SEN
16%
LA AVG 17.42%
21%18%15%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
6%
England
5%
7%5%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
15%
LA
15%
England
13%
18%13%8%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressPark Lane, Birchington, CT7 0AS
Telephone01843841046
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.5:1
Religious characterChurch of England

Nearby schools

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Finance£6196 spend / pupil£6264 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2549%5%442
2023/2463%3%439
2022/2359%7%-0.20-0.90-1.20475
2018/1965%5%-1.90+1.50-1.40463
2017/1873%4%-1.00-0.70-2.80460
2016/1762%3%+1.30+0.30+0.30445
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2570%26%68%9%65%19%85%73%104.0102.0105.016%
2023/2477%27%73%6%81%21%92%89%105.0104.0107.015%
2022/2375%35%70%14%73%20%88%74%106.0104.0106.017%
2018/1974%19%89%23%75%18%91%77%103.0104.0105.021%
2017/1879%20%84%23%75%11%84%82%105.0102.0106.020%
2016/1772%18%75%8%72%15%82%70%102.0101.0104.017%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2544222.516%7%32%5%15%
2023/2443921.815%6%30%6%15%
2022/2347523.717%5%26%6%15%
2021/2247121.017%5%23%7%18%
2020/2146522.716%5%21%
2018/1946322.521%4%19%4%10%
2017/1846022.920%4%20%4%8%
2016/1744522.617%4%21%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.