Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery

Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery is recognized as an outstanding educational institution, continuing its trajectory of improvement since its previous inspection. The school fosters a high standard of education across all levels, from early years to Year 6, with a learning environment that inspires students to believe in their capabilities and achieve their potential. High-quality teaching, a well-structured curriculum, and strong leadership contribute to exceptional student outcomes. The school also places a significant emphasis on personal development and community engagement, with pupils actively involved in initiatives that promote mental health and well-being.

Strengths

• Exceptional leadership and management
• High expectations and standards across the curriculum
• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes among pupils
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
• Highly developed reading curriculum resulting in exceptional achievement
• Rich variety of extracurricular activities enhancing personal development
• Effective partnerships with families leading to high attendance rates

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 Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.7% 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, 0.8% of pupils at Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery 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 Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery had 24.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 28.3% 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, 8.9% of pupils at Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% 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 Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery received £6,409 and spent £6,138 for each of its 472 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £213,000 (£452 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 Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery have?

Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery has 472 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery cover?

Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery?

Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery is at Crispin Way, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4LS.