Kemsley Primary Academy

Kemsley Primary Academy continues to demonstrate effective actions to uphold the educational standards from its previous inspection. The school fosters a positive and friendly environment where pupils exhibit good behavior and build trusting relationships. With high expectations set for all students, they are well-prepared for their transition to secondary education, enjoying a curriculum that aligns with their needs and interests. The involvement of trust leaders and governors helps identify and facilitate improvements, ensuring teachers are well-supported in their roles.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy attending school and display positive behaviors.
• High standards of pupil achievement across a broad range of subjects.
• Strong support for pupils' transition to secondary school.
• Effective curriculum progression that matches pupils' needs and interests.
• Wide range of extracurricular activities and cultural experiences provided.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils with SEND do not achieve as well as they could due to incomplete implementation of support strategies.

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 Kemsley Primary Academy attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.8% 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, 2.2% of pupils at Kemsley Primary Academy 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 Kemsley Primary Academy had 24.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.0% 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, 18.9% of pupils at Kemsley Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% 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 2024–25 Kemsley Primary Academy received £6,793 and spent £6,525 for each of its 221 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £50,000 (£228 per pupil).

Across all 65 schools of Reach2 Academy Trust, income was £7,346 and spending £7,105 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Sittingbourne · Kent local authority: places and applications

Kemsley Primary Academy is part of Reach2 Academy Trust, which runs 65 schools. The nearest others:

• Milton Court Primary Academy Sittingbourne
• Tymberwood Academy Gravesend
• Copperfield Academy Gravesend
• Purfleet Primary Academy Purfleet-On-Thames
• Langtons Junior Academy Hornchurch
• Brampton Primary Academy Bexleyheath
• Concordia Academy Romford
• Dorothy Barley Junior Academy Dagenham
• Sir Martin Frobisher Academy Clacton-On-Sea
• Chigwell Primary Academy Chigwell

What is Kemsley Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kemsley Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Kemsley Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Kemsley Primary Academy was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Kemsley Primary Academy have?

Kemsley Primary Academy has 217 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kemsley Primary Academy cover?

Kemsley Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Kemsley Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kemsley Primary Academy?

Kemsley Primary Academy is at Coldharbour Lane, Kemsley, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2RP.