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Birchington Church of England Primary School

Thanet, CT7 0ASPrimaryAges 5–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Feb 2025
KS2 Results
63%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
50 1st-choice / 52 places
Ranking
#6,610
of 13,686 nationally

About Birchington Church of England Primary School

Birchington Church of England Primary School is a state primary for mixed pupils aged 5 to 11, and it is a school in high demand. With 442 pupils on roll against a capacity of 450, it is essentially full. The oversubscription picture is striking: for 52 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 132 applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2. 54. All 50 first-preference applicants were offered a place, meaning that while the school is popular, local families who put it first have a strong chance of success. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 31. 4 per cent, which is notably higher than the national average for primary schools and suggests a genuinely mixed intake. The school is a Church of England foundation, led by headteacher Louise Wilson, and sits within the Kent local authority in the Thanet borough.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressPark Lane, Birchington, Thanet, CT7 0AS
HeadteacherLouise Wilson
Local AuthorityKent
Number of Pupils442
Free School Meals (FSM)31.4%
School Capacity442 / 450 (98% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

25 Feb 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 24 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:30 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:30

After-school care

15:15-17:50

Source: birchington-primary.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Birchington Church of England Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.