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Faith schools in and near Sittingbourne

All 3 faith schools in Sittingbourne, and the nearest just outside.

3 schools in Sittingbourne

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  1. Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School

    Sittingbourne, ME10 1YG · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Church of England

    Results above the Sittingbourne faith schools average.

    90 first choices, 60 offers made

    Met the standard at 1169%

    Sittingbourne faith schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.7%Sittingbourne faith schools 4.1%
    Pupils
    417
    Pupils per teacher
    20.6
    View school Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School
  2. St Peter's Catholic Primary School

    Sittingbourne, ME10 1UJ · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results above the Sittingbourne faith schools average.

    21 first choices, 27 offers made

    Met the standard at 1167%

    Sittingbourne faith schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.2%Sittingbourne faith schools 4.1%
    Pupils
    210
    Pupils per teacher
    23.3
    View school St Peter's Catholic Primary School
  3. Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery

    Sittingbourne, ME9 9NL · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Sittingbourne faith schools average.

    22 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1140%

    Sittingbourne faith schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.6%Sittingbourne faith schools 4.1%
    Pupils
    252
    Pupils per teacher
    20.4
    View school Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery

Just outside Sittingbourne

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Sittingbourne.

  1. Borden Church of England Primary School

    1.8 miles from Sittingbourne · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Sittingbourne faith schools average.

    21 first choices, 22 offers made

    Met the standard at 1194%

    Sittingbourne faith schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.5%Sittingbourne faith schools 4.1%
    Pupils
    138
    Pupils per teacher
    20.5
    View school Borden Church of England Primary School
  2. Bredgar Church of England Primary School

    2.7 miles from Sittingbourne · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results below the Sittingbourne faith schools average.

    12 first choices, 15 offers made

    Met the standard at 1156%

    Sittingbourne faith schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.3%Sittingbourne faith schools 4.1%
    Pupils
    106
    Pupils per teacher
    20.8
    View school Bredgar Church of England Primary School
The big picture

How Sittingbourne's faith schools spread out

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Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Sittingbourne 61%England 62%Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery: 40%St Peter's Catholic Primary School: 67%Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School: 69%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Sittingbourne

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Sittingbourne average 4.2%Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School: 3.7%St Peter's Catholic Primary School: 4.2%Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery: 4.6%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Sittingbourne

Ofsted grades in Sittingbourne

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 3
  • Good: 2 of 3
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 3
  • Inadequate: 0 of 3
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Sittingbourne

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    3 of the 3 faith schools in Sittingbourne have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

    Show Good or Outstanding
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    Popular schools fill up from the families who live closest. Add your postcode to see which schools are nearest, and put one of them on your form.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Sittingbourne, explained

There are 3 faith schools in Sittingbourne, teaching 879 children. 2 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

61.2% of pupils in Sittingbourne faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 40% to 69%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

9.4% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £5,942 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 6.6% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Sittingbourne?
There are 3 faith schools in Sittingbourne, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Sittingbourne?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Sittingbourne on Eduscope are Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School, St Peter's Catholic Primary School and Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding faith schools are in Sittingbourne?
Sittingbourne has 1 faith schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 2 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are faith schools in Sittingbourne ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Sittingbourne faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Sittingbourne is 21:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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