Eastling Primary School
Kettle Hill Road, Eastling, Faversham, ME13 0BA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Melanie Dale
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 104
- URN
- 118336
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01795890252
About this school
Eastling Primary School is a community primary school in Faversham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 104 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Eastling 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 13 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 62% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 77% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 62% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 77% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.00 | - | - |
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 Eastling 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 | 64% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 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 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 97 |
| 2024/25 | 105 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eastling Primary School compares
Eastling Primary School ranked 276th 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 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 3.8% | 21.9% | 104 | — |
| Sheldwich Primary School | 88% | 3.4% | 9.5% | 246 | 2.9 miles |
| Lynsted and Norton Primary School | — | 8.3% | 56.5% | 63 | 3.2 miles |
| Ospringe Church of England Primary School | 69% | 7.1% | 36.1% | 209 | 3.5 miles |
| Ethelbert Road Primary School | 79% | 2.9% | 6.3% | 209 | 3.9 miles |
| Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School | 38% | 6.9% | 36.4% | 55 | 4.0 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.9%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.84%
- Persistent absence
- 8.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sheldwich Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Faversham
-
Lynsted and Norton Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Ospringe Church of England Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Faversham
-
Ethelbert Road Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Faversham
-
Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
Other schools in Faversham
Eastling Primary School ranks 8th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Faversham.
- Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School Primary
- Bysing Wood Primary School Primary
- Davington Primary School Primary
- Ethelbert Road Primary School Primary
- Graveney Primary School Primary
- Hernhill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Luddenham School Primary
- Ospringe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Selling Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sheldwich Primary School Primary
- St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Eastling Primary School teach?
- Eastling Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Faversham.
- Who is the headteacher of Eastling Primary School?
- The headteacher of Eastling Primary School is Mrs Melanie Dale, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Eastling Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eastling 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 Eastling Primary School?
- Eastling Primary School has 104 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Eastling Primary School full?
- Eastling Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 104 on roll (99%), 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 Eastling Primary School a faith school?
- No. Eastling Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Eastling Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Eastling Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Eastling Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% 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 Eastling Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Eastling Primary School ranked 276th 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 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Eastling Primary School's absence rate?
- Eastling Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eastling Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eastling 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.