Davington Primary School
Priory Row, Davington, Faversham, ME13 7EQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Chilton Saint
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 415
- URN
- 118338
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01795532401
About this school
Davington Primary School is a community primary school in Faversham. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 415 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Davington 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 59 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 60% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 5% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 67% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 68% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 70% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Davington 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 | 66% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 417 |
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 416 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Davington Primary School compares
Davington Primary School ranked 159th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5.3% | 22.8% | 415 | — |
| Bysing Wood Primary School | 39% | 10% | 55.1% | 245 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School | 45% | 5.4% | 39.3% | 208 | 0.7 miles |
| Ethelbert Road Primary School | 79% | 2.9% | 6.3% | 209 | 0.7 miles |
| Ospringe Church of England Primary School | 69% | 7.1% | 36.1% | 209 | 1.0 miles |
| Luddenham School | 37% | 4.8% | 27.7% | 200 | 1.1 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)
- 22.84%
- English as an additional language
- 8.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.28%
- Persistent absence
- 11.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bysing Wood Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Faversham
-
St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Faversham
-
Ethelbert Road Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Faversham
-
Ospringe Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Faversham
-
Luddenham School1.1 miles
Primary · Faversham
Other schools in Faversham
Davington Primary School ranks 6th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Faversham.
- Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School Primary
- Bysing Wood Primary School Primary
- Eastling 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 Davington Primary School teach?
- Davington Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Faversham.
- Who is the headteacher of Davington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Davington Primary School is Mr Chilton Saint, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Davington Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Davington 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 Davington Primary School?
- Davington Primary School has 415 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Davington Primary School full?
- Davington Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 415 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 Davington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Davington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Davington Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Davington Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Davington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Davington Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Davington Primary School ranked 159th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Davington Primary School's absence rate?
- Davington 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 Davington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Davington 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.