Milton Court Primary Academy
Brewery Road, Milton Regis, Sittingbourne, ME10 2EE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Head of School
- Miss Sarah Gadsdon
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 238
- Pupils on roll
- 251
- URN
- 139397
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01795472972
About this school
Milton Court Primary Academy is a primary academy in Sittingbourne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 251 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
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 | 28 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 54% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 61% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 64% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 43% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
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 Milton Court Primary Academy 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 | 50% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 245 |
| 2023/24 | 246 |
| 2024/25 | 238 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Milton Court Primary Academy compares
Milton Court Primary Academy ranked 327th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 8.1% | 56% | 251 | — |
| Regis Manor Primary School | 54% | 6.6% | 31.9% | 616 | 0.2 miles |
| Kemsley Primary Academy | 57% | 5.3% | 37.6% | 217 | 0.9 miles |
| Grove Park Primary School | 43% | 5.6% | 28.3% | 392 | 1.0 miles |
| Bobbing Village School | 75% | 4.1% | 10.1% | 192 | 1.0 miles |
| Sunny Bank Primary School | 71% | 6.6% | 50% | 236 | 1.1 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
-
Ungraded inspection report15 January 2025
- 17 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.04%
- English as an additional language
- 16.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.11%
- Persistent absence
- 25.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Regis Manor Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Kemsley Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Grove Park Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Bobbing Village School1.0 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Sunny Bank Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
Other schools in Sittingbourne
Milton Court Primary Academy ranks 18th of the 23 ranked primary 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 year groups does Milton Court Primary Academy teach?
- Milton Court Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sittingbourne.
- Who is the head of school of Milton Court Primary Academy?
- The head of school of Milton Court Primary Academy is Miss Sarah Gadsdon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Milton Court Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Milton Court Primary Academy, 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 Milton Court Primary Academy?
- Milton Court Primary Academy has 251 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Milton Court Primary Academy full?
- Milton Court Primary Academy has capacity for 238 pupils and 251 on roll (105%), so it is at or above 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 Milton Court Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Milton Court Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Milton Court Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Milton Court Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Milton Court Primary Academy?
- Milton Court Primary Academy is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Milton Court Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Milton Court Primary Academy rank locally?
- Milton Court Primary Academy ranked 327th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Milton Court Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Milton Court Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Milton Court Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Milton Court Primary Academy'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.