Bysing Wood Primary School
Lower Road, Faversham, ME13 7NU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EKC SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Harrison
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 245
- URN
- 147750
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01795534644
About this school
Bysing Wood Primary School is a primary academy in Faversham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 245 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bysing Wood 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
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 | 28 | 30 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 57% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 73% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 70% | 43% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 32% | 47% | 35% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Bysing Wood 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 | 54% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 236 |
| 2023/24 | 270 |
| 2024/25 | 255 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bysing Wood Primary School compares
Bysing Wood Primary School ranked 401st of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39% | 10% | 55.1% | 245 | — |
| Davington Primary School | 70% | 5.3% | 22.8% | 415 | 0.6 miles |
| Ospringe Church of England Primary School | 69% | 7.1% | 36.1% | 209 | 0.6 miles |
| Luddenham School | 37% | 4.8% | 27.7% | 200 | 0.7 miles |
| Ethelbert Road Primary School | 79% | 2.9% | 6.3% | 209 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School | 45% | 5.4% | 39.3% | 208 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.11%
- English as an additional language
- 10.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.98%
- Persistent absence
- 31.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Davington Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Faversham
-
Ospringe Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Faversham
-
Luddenham School0.7 miles
Primary · Faversham
-
Ethelbert Road Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Faversham
-
St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Faversham
Other schools in Faversham
Bysing Wood Primary School ranks 10th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Faversham.
- Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk 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
- Selling 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 Bysing Wood Primary School teach?
- Bysing Wood Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Faversham.
- Who is the headteacher of Bysing Wood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bysing Wood Primary School is Mr Andrew Harrison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bysing Wood Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bysing Wood 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 Bysing Wood Primary School?
- Bysing Wood Primary School has 245 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Bysing Wood Primary School full?
- Bysing Wood Primary School has capacity for 270 pupils and 245 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 Bysing Wood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bysing Wood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bysing Wood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bysing Wood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Bysing Wood Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Bysing Wood Primary School is part of EKC SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bysing Wood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 39% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bysing Wood Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Bysing Wood Primary School ranked 401st of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bysing Wood Primary School's absence rate?
- Bysing Wood Primary School's overall absence rate is 10% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bysing Wood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bysing Wood 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 10 July 2026.