Offham Primary School
Church Road, Offham, West Malling, ME19 5NX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ruth Powell
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 201
- URN
- 118308
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732842355
About this school
Offham Primary School is a community primary school in West Malling. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 201 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Offham Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 67% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 7% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 80% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 77% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 73% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Offham Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Offham Primary School compares
Offham Primary School ranked 275th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5.3% | 9% | 201 | — |
| West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp | 60% | 5.5% | 31.4% | 191 | 1.2 miles |
| Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase | 76% | 3.5% | 9.4% | 230 | 1.4 miles |
| Ryarsh Primary School | 73% | 3.8% | 11% | 209 | 1.6 miles |
| Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill | 90% | 4.3% | 12.4% | 226 | 1.6 miles |
| More Park Catholic Primary School | 72% | 3.9% | 15.3% | 183 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.96%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.31%
- Persistent absence
- 11.43%
Location
Nearby schools
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West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp1.2 miles
Primary · West Malling
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Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase1.4 miles
Primary · West Malling
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Ryarsh Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · West Malling
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Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill1.6 miles
Primary · West Malling
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More Park Catholic Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · West Malling
Other schools in West Malling
Offham Primary School ranks 10th of the 10 ranked primary schools in West Malling.
- Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery Primary
- Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- More Park Catholic Primary School Primary
- Ryarsh Primary School Primary
- The Discovery School Primary
- Trottiscliffe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill Primary
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase Primary
- West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp Primary
- The Malling School Secondary
- The Rosewood School Local authority maintained schools
Common questions
- What ages does Offham Primary School teach?
- Offham Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in West Malling.
- Who is the headteacher of Offham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Offham Primary School is Mrs Ruth Powell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Offham Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Offham Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Offham Primary School?
- Offham Primary School has 201 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Offham Primary School full?
- Offham Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 201 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Offham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Offham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Offham Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Offham Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Offham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Offham Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Offham Primary School ranked 275th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Offham Primary School's absence rate?
- Offham Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Offham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Offham Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.