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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 118664

Brookland Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Romney Marsh · TN29 9QR

Ages 4–11 · 94 pupils · Kent

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

33%

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

1.06 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-02-02

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)33%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
97.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.4%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
86

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.06 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

17

Places offered

16

1st-preference offers

16

Total preferences (any rank)
43
Preferred offers (top 3)
16
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill90%

94 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
94
Boys / girls
41 / 53
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
94 / 105 (90%)
Free school meals
27.7%
FSM pupils
26
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Canterbury
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Martin Hacker

Location

Address
High Street, Brookland
Postcode
TN29 9QR
Town
Romney Marsh
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Folkestone and Hythe
Constituency
Folkestone and Hythe
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Romney Marsh, Kent, 94 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 27.7%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Canterbury.

Open schools in Romney Marsh
4
Primary schools in Romney Marsh
4
Academies among open schools in Romney Marsh
75% (3)
Open schools in TN29
4
Primary in TN29
4
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Primary in Kent LA
459

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Martin Hacker
Telephone
01797344317

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