Chilton Primary School

About Chilton Primary School

Chilton Primary School’s key stage 2 results stand well above the Kent local authority average for primary schools. While the LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined sits at 63%, Chilton achieved 81% in the 2023/24 academic year. That puts the school second out of 25 primary schools in Thanet, and inside the top 10% nationally. The school also outperforms the LA norm at the higher standard, with 19% of pupils reaching that level compared with the county average. In individual subjects, reading and maths average scores of 108 and 107 respectively suggest solid foundations, and 86% of pupils met the expected standard in both. The school’s Ofsted rating of Outstanding, confirmed in its most recent graded inspection in 2019 and maintained in an ungraded inspection in June 2025, backs up the academic picture. Leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness all received Outstanding grades.

The school’s Progress 8 data is not available, but the key stage 2 outcomes give a clear sense of academic strength. In reading, 45% of pupils achieved the higher standard, and in maths and writing that figure was 36% each. These are strong results for a primary school in Thanet, where the local authority ranks Chilton 43rd out of 459 primary schools of the same type. The school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 161 applications for 58 places, with 74 first-preference applications and 57 first-preference offers. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 2.78. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive, with 98% of respondents saying they would recommend the school. In the Parent View survey covering September 2024 to September 2025, 87% strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and 85% strongly agreed that their child feels safe.

Chilton has a range of facilities including a sports hall, sensory room, music rooms and a chapel, plus an outdoor playground. Sports on offer include dance, athletics, netball, cross country, swimming and gymnastics, and clubs include drama, book club, choir, science club, chess and coding. The school has a stated capacity of 420 and currently has 418 pupils, so it is effectively full. It provides support for a broad range of special educational needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech, language and communication needs, social, emotional and mental health difficulties, and specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia. With 17.5% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a mixed catchment. For families in Thanet looking for a high-performing, oversubscribed primary with strong parent satisfaction and a clear record of academic outcomes above the local average, Chilton is a compelling option.

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