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Luddenham School

Swale, ME13 0TEPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jul 2024
KS2 Results
57%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
21 1st-choice / 27 places
Ranking
#8,864
of 13,686 nationally

About Luddenham School

Luddenham School is a primary school in Swale that parents clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 55 applications for just 27 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.04. Of those applications, 21 were first-preference choices, and exactly 21 first-preference offers were made, meaning every family that put Luddenham as their top choice secured a spot. That level of demand suggests a school that local families trust and actively seek out. With 202 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, the school is running close to full, and the headteacher, Claire Vincett, leads a mixed, non-religious state primary for children aged 4 to 11. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in July 2024, confirmed it remains Good, a rating it has held consistently since at least its previous graded inspection in 2019.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressLuddenham, Faversham, Swale, ME13 0TE
HeadteacherClaire Vincett
Local AuthorityKent
Number of Pupils202
Free School Meals (FSM)27.7%
School Capacity202 / 210 (96% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

4 Jul 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (4 Jul 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 17 Mar 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
Sensory RoomMusic RoomsGymnasiumICT SuiteSports HallDining HallArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

12

Sports

GymnasticsRoundersFootballNetballSwimmingCross CountryAthletics

Clubs & Activities

DramaCodingScience ClubFilm ClubChoir

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:30

Breakfast club

07:45-08:30

After-school care

15:45-17:30

Source: luddenham.kent.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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