Birchington Church of England Primary School
Park Lane, Birchington, CT7 0AS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Wilson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Canterbury
- Constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 422
- URN
- 118693
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01843841046
About this school
Birchington Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Birchington. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 422 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 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 | 81 | 62 | 74 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 63% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 77% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 81% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 89% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Birchington 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 | 59% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 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 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 475 |
| 2023/24 | 439 |
| 2024/25 | 442 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Birchington Church of England Primary School compares
Birchington Church of England Primary School ranked 353rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 5.5% | 32.1% | 422 | — |
| St Saviour's Church of England Junior School | 64% | 5.6% | 37.6% | 351 | 1.3 miles |
| St Crispin's Infant School | — | — | — | 193 | 1.3 miles |
| Garlinge Primary School and Nursery | 56% | 6.7% | 47.2% | 726 | 2.3 miles |
| Monkton Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | — | 2.5 miles |
| Minster Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | — | 2.6 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)
- 32.13%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.48%
- Persistent absence
- 15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Saviour's Church of England Junior School1.3 miles
Primary · Westgate on Sea
-
St Crispin's Infant School1.3 miles
Primary · Westgate-on-Sea
-
Garlinge Primary School and Nursery2.3 miles
Primary · Margate
-
Monkton Church of England Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Ramsgate
-
Minster Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Ramsgate
Other schools in Birchington
- St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School Primary
- King Ethelbert School Secondary
- Maple Haven Ltd Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Birchington Church of England Primary School teach?
- Birchington Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Birchington.
- Who is the headteacher of Birchington Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Birchington Church of England Primary School is Mrs Louise Wilson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Birchington Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Birchington Church of England 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 Birchington Church of England Primary School?
- Birchington Church of England Primary School has 422 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Birchington Church of England Primary School full?
- Birchington Church of England Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 422 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Birchington Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Birchington Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Canterbury.
- Does Birchington Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Birchington Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Birchington 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 59% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Birchington Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Birchington Church of England Primary School ranked 353rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Birchington Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Birchington Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Birchington Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Birchington 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.