Wingham Primary School
School Lane, Wingham, Canterbury, CT3 1BD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Clements
- Federation
- The Federation of Preston and Wingham
- Constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 118403
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01227720277
About this school
Wingham Primary School is a community primary school in Canterbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 204 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 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
- Strong 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
- Strong 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 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 73% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 3% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 83% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 80% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 73% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Wingham 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 | 73% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 191 |
| 2023/24 | 194 |
| 2024/25 | 202 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wingham Primary School compares
Wingham Primary School ranked 77th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 4.5% | 18.8% | 204 | — |
| Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.5 miles |
| Goodnestone Church of England Primary School | 33% | 7% | 7.3% | 48 | 1.8 miles |
| Littlebourne Church of England Primary School | 47% | 7.3% | 34.6% | 102 | 2.0 miles |
| Adisham Church of England Primary School | 75% | 3.6% | 24.5% | 101 | 2.2 miles |
| Preston Primary School | 63% | 4.4% | 12.3% | 129 | 2.4 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)
- 18.81%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.47%
- Persistent absence
- 10.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Canterbury
-
Goodnestone Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Canterbury
-
Littlebourne Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Canterbury
-
Adisham Church of England Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Canterbury
-
Preston Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Canterbury
Other schools in Canterbury
Wingham Primary School ranks 4th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Canterbury.
- Adisham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Aylesham Primary School Primary
- Barham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blean Primary School Primary
- Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chartham Primary School Primary
- Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chislet Church of England Primary School Primary
- Elham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Goodnestone Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hoath Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wingham Primary School teach?
- Wingham Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Canterbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Wingham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wingham Primary School is Mrs Helen Clements, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wingham Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wingham 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 big is Wingham Primary School?
- Wingham Primary School has 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wingham Primary School full?
- Wingham Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 204 on roll (97%), 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 Wingham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wingham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wingham Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wingham Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Wingham Primary School?
- Wingham Primary School is part of the The Federation of Preston and Wingham federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wingham 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 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wingham Primary School rank locally?
- Wingham Primary School ranked 77th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wingham Primary School's absence rate?
- Wingham Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wingham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wingham 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.