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Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

personMr Christian Kelly

location_onSittingbourne, ME9 9NL

language Visit Website phone 1795424143

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

245

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Expected Standard

40%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Sittingbourne, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 92% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery is a voluntary aided school in Sittingbourne, Kent, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 255 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 40% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #410 of 424 primaries in Kent and #13,458 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 61%

Reading67% LA 74%

Writing77% LA 72%

Maths63% LA 70%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading82% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading81% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA -0.4

-1.3 to 3.3

0.8

Write

LA -0.2

-1.4 to 3.0

0.2

Maths

LA -1.2

-2.0 to 2.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading81% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.0

-1.9 to 2.6

1.4

Write

LA 0.1

-0.7 to 3.4

-0.5

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.5 to 1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 65%

Reading80% LA 76%

Writing93% LA 80%

Maths73% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA 0.0

-1.1 to 3.3

Write

LA 0.4

0.9 to 5.1

-0.2

Maths

LA -0.5

-2.2 to 1.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 March 2025

Inspection Report

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17 July 2019

Inspection Report

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30 April 2015

Inspection Report

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16 July 2013

Inspection Report

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02 May 2013

Inspection Report

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20 September 2012

Inspection Report

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08 February 2012

Inspection Report

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08 October 2008

Inspection Report

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27 September 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-07-17

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-04-30

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-05-02

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 255 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	255	0	0.0%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	242	1	0.4%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	249	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	250	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	244	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	250	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	245	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	239	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	252	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	251	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	245	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	243	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	238	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	204	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	201	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	202	2	1.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	201	2	1.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	202	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 11 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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