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Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Sittingbourne · ME9 7TL

Ages 4–11 · 104 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

50%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-06-02

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)50%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
99.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.5%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.1%
Enrolments in measure
96

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

12

Places offered

13

1st-preference offers

12

Total preferences (any rank)
27
Preferred offers (top 3)
12
Applications from outside LA
5
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

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 fill99%

104 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
104
Boys / girls
55 / 49
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
104 / 105 (99%)
Free school meals
17.3%
FSM pupils
18
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided 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 aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Tracey Jerome

Location

Address
The Street, Hartlip
Postcode
ME9 7TL
Town
Sittingbourne
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Swale
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
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 aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Sittingbourne, Kent, 104 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 17.3%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Canterbury.

Open schools in Sittingbourne
37
Primary schools in Sittingbourne
26
Academies among open schools in Sittingbourne
65% (24)
Open schools in ME9
17
Primary in ME9
13
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 SittingbourneNear ME9

  • Miers Court Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Rainham · ME8 8JR · Medway

    Ages 4–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM13.7%
    • Demand0.96

    1.5 miles away

  • Riverside Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Gillingham · ME8 8ET · Medway

    Ages 3–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM34.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.5 miles away

  • Parkwood Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Gillingham · ME8 9LP · Medway

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM18.7%

    1.8 miles away

  • St Margaret's Infant School

    Ofsted: Improved significantly

    Academy converter · Primary

    Gillingham · ME8 9AE · Medway

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM12.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.8 miles away

  • Lower Halstow Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Sittingbourne · ME9 7ES · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM16.0%
    • Demand0.96

    2.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Tracey Jerome
Telephone
01795842473
Website
www.hartlip.kent.sch.uk

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