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Reculver Church of England Primary School

Canterbury, CT6 6TAPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Nov 2024
KS2 Results
64%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
55 1st-choice / 60 places
Ranking
#6,500
of 13,686 nationally

About Reculver Church of England Primary School

Reculver Church of England Primary School sits in Canterbury, Kent, and its headline Key Stage 2 results put it slightly ahead of the local authority average for primary schools. In the 2023/24 academic year, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Kent average of 63%. That’s a modest but meaningful edge, and it places the school 10th out of 30 primaries in Canterbury, landing in the top third locally. Nationally, it ranks 6,500th out of 13,686 schools, which is around the 47th percentile — solidly mid-table across England. The school’s Ofsted rating is Outstanding, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement judgement in 2014. In its most recent graded inspection, leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness were all rated Outstanding, with inspectors noting that standards have been maintained in an ungraded visit in 2024.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressHillborough, Herne Bay, Canterbury, CT6 6TA
HeadteacherStella Collins
Local AuthorityKent
Number of Pupils455
Free School Meals (FSM)21.3%
School Capacity455 / 525 (87% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

20 Nov 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (20 Nov 2024): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 6 Sept 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Resourced Provision
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyResourced ProvisionOther

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:35

After-school care

15:15-18:00

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

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Reculver Church of England Primary School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.