Eastling Primary School

Eastling Primary School is experiencing a strong overall performance, with a positive culture surrounding safeguarding and behaviour among students. The school maintains high attendance rates and promotes a welcoming environment, where pupils feel safe and valued. Although academic achievements are commendable, especially in reading and writing, improvements in mathematics have been noted, which leaders are actively addressing. The school supports disadvantaged pupils effectively but needs to focus on enhancing the academic outcomes in mathematics further. The leadership at Eastling Primary is notable for its commitment to staff wellbeing and professional development, ensuring that teachers have the necessary skills for effective curriculum delivery. While there are areas of strength, such as the rich outdoor learning opportunities and a solid early years foundation, the school is aware that teachers must consistently check for pupil understanding to optimize learning outcomes across the curriculum. Overall, Eastling Primary demonstrates a strong standard of education with areas identified for further development.

Strengths

• High rates of attendance above national average.
• Positive behaviour management with high expectations.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Strong emphasis on reading and phonics.
• Welcoming and supportive environment for pupils and families.
• High-quality training for staff to enhance teaching.
• Broad curriculum that is well-sequenced.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checking of pupil understanding during lessons.
• Mathematics achievement still below national expectations for some pupils.
• Evaluation of curriculum and teaching lacks precise focus at times.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Eastling Primary School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Eastling Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Eastling Primary School had 13.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 6.7% of pupils at Eastling Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Eastling Primary School received £8,004 and spent £8,127 for each of its 104 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £4,000 (£35 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Eastling Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Eastling Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Eastling Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Eastling Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Eastling Primary School have?

Eastling Primary School has 104 pupils on roll.

What age range does Eastling Primary School cover?

Eastling Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Eastling Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Eastling Primary School?

Eastling Primary School is at Kettle Hill Road, Eastling, Faversham, Kent, ME13 0BA.