Hoath Primary School

About Hoath Primary School

Hoath Primary School punches well above the Kent local authority average on its headline Key Stage 2 results. In the 2023/24 academic year, 80% of its pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a county average of just 63%. That is a substantial 17 percentage point gap in the school’s favour, and it places Hoath second out of 30 primary schools in the Canterbury district — comfortably inside the top 10% nationally. The school is small, with 104 pupils against a capacity of 105, and its most recent graded Ofsted inspection in 2013 rated it Good overall, with Good marks for leadership and management. An ungraded inspection in January 2022 confirmed it remains Good. That is a notable improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2009, when it was judged to require improvement.

Beyond the headline combined figure, Hoath’s individual subject results are consistently strong. In maths, 87% of pupils met the expected standard and 20% reached the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 105. In reading, 80% met the expected standard and 13% hit the higher mark, with an average score of 106. Writing saw 87% at expected and 20% at greater depth. No pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, but the school’s overall performance is well above the local norm. The school does not publish progress scores for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to compare how much value it adds relative to pupils’ starting points. However, its ranking within the South East region — 207th out of 2,034 primary schools — confirms it is a strong academic performer for a state primary in this part of Kent.

Hoath is a Church of England school with no religious character designation, and it is heavily oversubscribed: for 15 places in the 2025/26 intake, it received 73 applications, with 21 first-preference applications and 14 first-preference offers — an oversubscription ratio of nearly 5:1. The school serves a mixed cohort, with 27.9% of pupils eligible for free school meals, slightly above the national average. Facilities include a library, music rooms, a sensory room, a gymnasium, playing fields and even a chapel. Sports on offer include cricket, netball, football and dance, while clubs range from film and art to coding and chess. SEND provision covers moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, visual impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a small, high-performing village primary that suits families who value strong academic outcomes in a tight-knit setting and are prepared to compete for a place.

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