Bobbing Village School
Sheppey Way, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8PL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BOURNE ALLIANCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Sean Johnson
- Sponsor
- TIMU Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 140899
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01795423939
About this school
Bobbing Village School is a primary academy in Sittingbourne. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 192 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bobbing Village School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 77% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 10% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 93% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 87% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 97% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Bobbing Village 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 | 53% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 199 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bobbing Village School compares
Bobbing Village School ranked 100th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4.1% | 10.1% | 192 | — |
| Grove Park Primary School | 43% | 5.6% | 28.3% | 392 | 0.3 miles |
| Regis Manor Primary School | 54% | 6.6% | 31.9% | 616 | 0.9 miles |
| Milton Court Primary Academy | 53% | 8.1% | 56% | 251 | 1.0 miles |
| Westlands Primary School | 67% | 6.1% | 33.8% | 469 | 1.2 miles |
| Borden Church of England Primary School | 94% | 4.5% | 26.6% | 138 | 1.2 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
- 18 June 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report22 February 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.05%
- English as an additional language
- 9.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.1%
- Persistent absence
- 11.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Grove Park Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Regis Manor Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Milton Court Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Westlands Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Borden Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
Other schools in Sittingbourne
Bobbing Village School ranks 3rd of the 23 ranked primary schools in Sittingbourne.
- Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery 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
- Lynsted and Norton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bobbing Village School teach?
- Bobbing Village School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sittingbourne.
- Who is the principal of Bobbing Village School?
- The principal of Bobbing Village School is Mr Sean Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bobbing Village School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bobbing Village 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 Bobbing Village School?
- Bobbing Village School has 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bobbing Village School full?
- Bobbing Village School has capacity for 210 pupils and 192 on roll (91%), 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 Bobbing Village School a faith school?
- No. Bobbing Village School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bobbing Village School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bobbing Village School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Bobbing Village School part of an academy trust?
- Bobbing Village School is part of BOURNE ALLIANCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bobbing Village School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bobbing Village School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Bobbing Village School ranked 100th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bobbing Village School's absence rate?
- Bobbing Village School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bobbing Village School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bobbing Village 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.