Selling Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Needs attentionAcademy converter · Primary
Faversham · ME13 9RQ · Kent
Ages 4–11
- KS261%
- Absence7.0%
- FSM48.8%
- Demand1.00
1.6 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: OutstandingURN 137397
Sheldwich Primary School
Academy converter · Faversham · ME13 0LU
Ages 2–11 · 246 pupils · Kent
Ofsted
Outstanding
KS2 expected (RWM)
74%
Overall absence
3.8%
Admissions demand
0.87 · Often has places
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Outstanding
Inspection date
2024-05-21
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)74%
Higher standard (RWM)12%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 107.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 105.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence3.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.6%
Unauthorised0.7%
- Authorised absence
- 3.2%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 197
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
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
0.87 · Often has places
1st preferences
26
Places offered
30
1st-preference offers
24
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 82
- 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 fill117%
246 pupils · 210 places
- Pupils on roll
- 246
- Boys / girls
- 113 / 133
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 246 / 210 (117%)
- Free school meals
- 7.7%
- FSM pupils
- 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 2–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: SHELDWICH PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Academy trust
- SHELDWICH PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Garrett
Location
- Address
- Lees Court Road, Sheldwich
- Postcode
- ME13 0LU
- Town
- Faversham
- County
- Kent
- Local authority
- Kent
- District
- Swale
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- 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 academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Faversham, Kent, 246 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 7.7%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Ethelbert Road Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Faversham · ME13 8SQ · Kent
Ages 4–11
- KS280%
- Absence3.5%
- FSM4.3%
- Demand1.39
2.6 miles away
Ospringe Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Faversham · ME13 8TX · Kent
Ages 4–11
- KS257%
- Absence6.2%
- FSM34.0%
- Demand1.13
2.6 miles away
Eastling Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardCommunity school · Primary
Faversham · ME13 0BA · Kent
Ages 4–11
- KS262%
- Absence4.2%
- FSM21.2%
- Demand1.40
2.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Garrett
- Telephone
- 01795532779