Kent schools and admissions data

Kent County Council has 547 primary schools and 217 secondary schools. 13% of Kent's schools are private schools. 212 state schools in Kent follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 398 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Kent

  1. Outstanding 102
  2. Good 426
  3. Requires Improvement 44
  4. Inadequate 7

Most popular state schools
in Kent in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet

    Academy converter • Northfleet, Gravesend

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter • Grove Green, Maidstone

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    St John's Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks

    Voluntary controlled school • Sevenoaks

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    The Gateway Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Dartford

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford

    Academy sponsor led • Aylesford

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Skinners' Kent Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Knights Wood, Tunbridge Wells

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury

    Voluntary aided school • Canterbury

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  8. 8

    St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Swanley Village

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Cobham Primary School

    Community school • Cobham, Gravesend

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  10. 10

    Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Bredhurst, Gillingham

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  11. 11

    Stowting Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Stowting Hill, Ashford

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Chiddingstone Church of England School

    Academy converter • Edenbridge

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  13. 13

    Canterbury Road Primary School

    Community school • Sittingbourne

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Great Chart Primary School

    Community school • Singleton, Ashford

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  15. 15

    Kemsley Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Kemsley, Sittingbourne

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    St Anselm's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Temple Hill, Dartford

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes

    Academy sponsor led • Pollyfield Close, Snodland

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Hornbeam Primary School

    Academy converter • Deal

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Sussex Road Community Primary School

    Community school • Tonbridge

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Ethelbert Road Primary School

    Community school • Faversham

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  1. 1

    Dartford Grammar School

    Academy converter • Dartford

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    Dartford Grammar School for Girls

    Academy converter • Dartford

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    The Skinners' School

    Academy converter • Tunbridge Wells

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    The Judd School

    Voluntary aided school • Tonbridge

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    King Ethelbert School

    Academy converter • Birchington

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Wye School

    Free schools • Wye

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Cranbrook School

    Academy converter • Cranbrook

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Tonbridge Grammar School

    Academy converter • Tonbridge

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  9. 9

    Valley Park School

    Academy converter • Maidstone

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Fulston Manor School

    Academy converter • Sittingbourne

    Ofsted: Good

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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