Burham Church of England Primary School

About Burham Church of England Primary School

Burham Church of England Primary School sits within the Kent local authority, a large county with 459 primary schools. In the most recent local rankings based on Key Stage 2 outcomes, the school placed 214th, placing it in the bottom half of the area. For a more direct comparison, the top-performing peers in the same authority include Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary School, Leigh Academy Dartford, and Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes, about 2.7 kilometres away. Burham itself was graded Good in its most recent graded inspection back in 2014, and an ungraded inspection in June 2024 confirmed the school remains Good. Leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness were all rated Good at that graded inspection, though the school had previously been rated Requires Improvement in 2013.

Academically, Burham’s Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show that 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined. That figure matches the Kent local authority average of 63% exactly. In reading, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard, with an average scaled score of 105, and the same proportion achieved the expected level in maths, also with an average score of 105. Writing saw 70% of pupils meeting expectations. At the higher standard, 22% of pupils achieved above the expected level in both reading and maths, but only 7% did so in writing. The school’s national ranking for the combined expected standard places it in the 50th percentile, meaning it sits around the middle of all primary schools in England. No progress scores are available for reading, writing, or maths, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points.

The school has capacity for 196 pupils but currently enrols 167, and it is oversubscribed: for 30 places in the 2025/26 reception intake, there were 80 applications, with 32 listing it as first preference and 29 offers made to first-preference families. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 2.67 applicants per place. Facilities include an art studio, ICT suite, music rooms, a sensory room, a chapel, and an outdoor playground. Sports on offer include rounders, cricket, gymnastics, netball, dance, cross country, and tennis, while clubs range from gardening and book club to eco club and coding. The school has identified SEND provisions for pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. With a Church of England character and a headteacher in Holly Goddon, this is a mid-ranking, Good-rated village primary that suits families seeking a faith-based setting with a broad range of activities and a clear record of meeting the national average in core subjects.

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