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Grove Park Primary School

Sittingbourne, ME10 1PT · Kent · primary school

Ofsted: Requires improvement · 2026 Inspected this year Mixed Primary
0.8/10 Well below average

420th of 425 primary schools in Kent we can score, 460 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 0.7/10 against 2,522 of them, against 1.1/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 43.0 · 11 40% 0.43
Ofsted 3 35% 0.11
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 0.0 · 10 25% 0.26

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 43.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 0.0% reached the higher standard. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (0.7 out of 10 against similar schools, 1.1 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school "Requires improvement" in June 2026.

Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join a choir, and the school provides both a breakfast club and an after-school club.

Getting in. The school has 400 pupils in a capacity of 420, leaving 20 spare places. This means the school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school plan to improve attainment in maths and writing following the recent inspection? What specific support is available for pupils who do not reach the expected standard? How does the school manage the competitive nature of admissions with only 20 places remaining?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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