Greatstone Primary School
Baldwin Road, Greatstone, New Romney, TN28 8SY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jaclyn Kay
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Lightyear Federation
- Constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 250
- Pupils on roll
- 215
- URN
- 118864
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01797363916
About this school
Greatstone Primary School is a foundation primary school in New Romney. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 215 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
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 | 46 | 41 | 37 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 25% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 3% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 54% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 41% | 49% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 39% | 41% | 46% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.50 | - | - |
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 Greatstone 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 | 35% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 25% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 300 |
| 2023/24 | 271 |
| 2024/25 | 244 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greatstone Primary School compares
Greatstone Primary School ranked 386th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 7.7% | 29.3% | 215 | — |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy | 56% | 5.6% | 39.2% | 412 | 1.8 miles |
| Lydd Primary School | 56% | 7.1% | 53.5% | 230 | 2.5 miles |
| Dymchurch Primary School | 55% | 5.3% | 43.1% | 169 | 4.7 miles |
| Brenzett Church of England Primary School | 64% | 6.9% | 32.3% | 90 | 5.3 miles |
| Brookland Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.9% | 27.8% | 94 | 5.8 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)
- 29.27%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.71%
- Persistent absence
- 26.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy1.8 miles
Primary · New Romney
-
Lydd Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Romney Marsh
-
Dymchurch Primary School4.7 miles
Primary · Romney Marsh
-
Brenzett Church of England Primary School5.3 miles
Primary · Romney Marsh
-
Brookland Church of England Primary School5.8 miles
Primary · Romney Marsh
Other schools in New Romney
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- The Marsh Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Greatstone Primary School teach?
- Greatstone Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in New Romney.
- Who is the headteacher of Greatstone Primary School?
- The headteacher of Greatstone Primary School is Mrs Jaclyn Kay, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Greatstone Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greatstone 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 Greatstone Primary School?
- Greatstone Primary School has 215 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Greatstone Primary School full?
- Greatstone Primary School has capacity for 250 pupils and 215 on roll (86%), 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 Greatstone Primary School a faith school?
- No. Greatstone Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Greatstone Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Greatstone Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Greatstone Primary School?
- Greatstone Primary School is part of the The Lightyear Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Greatstone Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 35% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Greatstone Primary School rank locally?
- Greatstone Primary School ranked 386th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Greatstone Primary School's absence rate?
- Greatstone Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greatstone Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greatstone 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.