Selling Church of England Primary School
The Street, Selling, Faversham, ME13 9RQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- OUR COMMUNITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura King
- Diocese
- Diocese of Canterbury
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 86
- URN
- 137481
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01227752202
About this school
Selling Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Faversham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 86 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Selling Church of England 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. 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected 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 | 30 | 18 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 61% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 67% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 72% | 52% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 72% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 Selling 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 | 60% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 128 |
| 2023/24 | 109 |
| 2024/25 | 92 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Selling Church of England Primary School compares
Selling Church of England Primary School ranked 402nd of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 5.8% | 41.3% | 86 | — |
| Sheldwich Primary School | 88% | 3.4% | 9.5% | 246 | 1.6 miles |
| Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School | 74% | 4.5% | 21.2% | 209 | 2.2 miles |
| Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 46% | 7.8% | 27.9% | 81 | 2.6 miles |
| Ethelbert Road Primary School | 79% | 2.9% | 6.3% | 209 | 3.2 miles |
| St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School | 45% | 5.4% | 39.3% | 208 | 3.3 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.3%
- English as an additional language
- 12%
- Overall absence
- 5.82%
- Persistent absence
- 18.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sheldwich Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Faversham
-
Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Faversham
-
Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Canterbury
-
Ethelbert Road Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Faversham
-
St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Faversham
Other schools in Faversham
Selling Church of England Primary School ranks 11th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Faversham.
- Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School Primary
- Bysing Wood Primary School Primary
- Davington 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
- Sheldwich Primary School Primary
- St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Selling Church of England Primary School teach?
- Selling Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Faversham.
- Who is the headteacher of Selling Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Selling Church of England Primary School is Mrs Laura King, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Selling Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Selling 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 many pupils are at Selling Church of England Primary School?
- Selling Church of England Primary School has 86 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Selling Church of England Primary School full?
- Selling Church of England Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 86 on roll (41%), 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 Selling Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Selling Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Canterbury.
- Does Selling Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Selling Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Selling Church of England Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Selling Church of England Primary School is part of OUR COMMUNITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Selling 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 60% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Selling Church of England Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Selling Church of England Primary School ranked 402nd of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Selling Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Selling Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Selling Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Selling 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 1 July 2026.