Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School
Station Road, Teynham, Sittingbourne, ME9 9BQ
This school is closed (it closed in March 2026).
It was replaced by Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Pearson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Canterbury
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 198
- URN
- 118651
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
About this school
Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Sittingbourne. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 198 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
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 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 53% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 73% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 53% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 47% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 Teynham Parochial Church of England 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 | 52% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 202 |
| 2023/24 | 197 |
| 2024/25 | 198 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6.4% | 37.4% | 198 | — |
| Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Lynsted and Norton Primary School | — | 8.3% | 56.5% | 63 | 1.2 miles |
| Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery | 40% | 4.6% | 18.3% | 252 | 1.6 miles |
| Lansdowne Primary School | 73% | 5.1% | 36.8% | 415 | 1.9 miles |
| Sunny Bank Primary School | 71% | 6.6% | 50% | 236 | 2.3 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)
- 37.37%
- English as an additional language
- 11.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.35%
- Persistent absence
- 18.78%
Location
Nearby schools
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Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
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Lynsted and Norton Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
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Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery1.6 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Lansdowne Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
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Sunny Bank Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
Other schools in Sittingbourne
- Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bobbing Village School Primary
- Borden Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bredgar Church of England Primary School Primary
- Canterbury Road Primary School Primary
- Grove Park Primary School Primary
- Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holywell Primary School Primary
- Iwade School Primary
- Kemsley Primary Academy Primary
- Lansdowne Primary School Primary
- Lower Halstow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School teach?
- Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Sittingbourne.
- Has Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School?
- Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School had 198 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Teynham Parochial Church of England 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.