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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 118685

Eastry Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Sandwich · CT13 0LR

Ages 4–11 · 150 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

57%

Overall absence

6.3%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-06-13

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
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)57%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.0%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
4.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.7%
Enrolments in measure
153

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

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

29

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
55
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
0
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 fill69%

150 pupils · 218 places

Pupils on roll
150
Boys / girls
64 / 86
School capacity
218
Capacity fill
150 / 218 (69%)
Free school meals
40.7%
FSM pupils
61
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
Mrs Sarah Moss

Location

Address
Cooks Lea, Eastry
Postcode
CT13 0LR
Town
Sandwich
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Dover
Constituency
Dover and Deal
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Further from 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 Sandwich, Kent, 150 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 40.7%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Canterbury.

Open schools in Sandwich
7
Primary schools in Sandwich
3
Academies among open schools in Sandwich
43% (3)
Open schools in CT13
7
Primary in CT13
3
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.

Compare with theseAll in SandwichNear CT13

  • Sandwich Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Sandwich · CT13 0AS · Kent

    Ages 7–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM28.4%

    2.1 miles away

  • Worth Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Deal · CT14 0DF · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM30.9%
    • Demand0.80

    2.1 miles away

  • Sandwich Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Sandwich · CT13 9HT · Kent

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM21.2%
    • Demand0.93

    2.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Moss
Telephone
01304611360
Website
www.eastry.kent.sch.uk/

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