Bredgar Church of England Primary School
Bredgar Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Sittingbourne for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 106 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Bredgar Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2017 of its predecessor, Bredgar Church of England Primary School. In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: February 2022. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Bexon Lane Bredgar Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8HB |
| Phone | 01622884359 |
| Reference Number | 144868 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 106 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 54.72%
Girls: 45.28% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 12.3% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 7.5% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 26.5 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 86.8% |
| African | 4.7% |
| White, Other | 2.8% |
| Indian | 2.8% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.9% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Bredgar Church of England Primary School, inspected in January 2017.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 12 Jan 2022 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2022 | School inspection |
| 04 Aug 2017 | Academy conversion letter |
| 31 Jan 2017 | Short inspection |
| Previously as Bredgar Church of England Primary School | |
| 01 Feb 2012 | Full inspection: |
| 03 Oct 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 14 Mar 2005 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 56% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 0% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 102 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 101 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | -0.1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 3.5 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 2.8 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Second Preference | 12 | 3 |
| Third Preference | 17 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 1 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Bredgar Church of England Primary School had 106 pupils for 106 places. Every place was filled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Primary - Sittingbourne South” planning area
Kent counted 272 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 285 in 2029–30, up 5%.
| 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 105 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Pupils | 105 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Unfilled | 0.0% | 0.9% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
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 Bredgar Church of England Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.1% | 2.7% | 1.6% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 3.2% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| Severely absent pupils | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 Bredgar Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Bredgar Church of England Primary School had 20.8 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
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 9.1 | 11.3 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.7% | 10.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 33.3% | 16.7% | – | 40.0% | 30.0% | 57.1% | 66.7% | 50.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 0.7 | 0.7 | – | 1.2 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 1.0 | – |
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, 12.3% of pupils at Bredgar Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 7 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 2 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 3 | 0 |
| Hearing impairment | 0 | 1 |
| Multi-sensory impairment | 1 | 0 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 1 | 0 |
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 Bredgar Church of England Primary School received £7,510 and spent £7,494 for each of its 108 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £65,000 (-£604 per pupil).
Across all 10 schools of Our Community Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,845 and spending £7,701 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £13,000 | £13,000 | -£13,000 | -£25,000 | -£46,000 | -£52,000 | -£65,000 |
| per pupil | £120 | £131 | -£131 | -£241 | -£424 | -£505 | -£604 |
| In-year balance | -£52,000 | -£41,000 | -£16,000 | £66,000 | -£24,000 | £3,000 | £2,000 |
| per pupil | -£486 | -£409 | -£155 | £641 | -£219 | £33 | £16 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
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Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Tunstall Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1YG |
1.55 miles |
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Minterne Junior School
Minterne Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1SB |
1.93 miles |
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Borden Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Borden, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8JS |
1.95 miles |
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The Oaks Infant School
Gore Court Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1GL |
1.95 miles |
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Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Milstead, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 0SJ |
1.96 miles |
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St Peter's Catholic Primary School
West Ridge, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1UJ |
2.01 miles |
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Westlands Primary School
Homewood Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1XN |
2.17 miles |
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Rodmersham School
Rodmersham Green, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 0PS |
2.28 miles |
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South Avenue Primary School
South Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4SU |
2.68 miles |
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Grove Park Primary School
Hilton Drive, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1PT |
2.73 miles |
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Aspire School
Vellum Drive, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 5DA |
2.8 miles |
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Canterbury Road Primary School
School Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4SE |
2.91 miles |
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Bobbing Village School
Sheppey Way, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8PL |
3.02 miles |
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Milton Court Primary Academy
Brewery Road, Milton Regis, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2EE |
3.22 miles |
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Lansdowne Primary School
Gladstone Drive, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3BH |
3.31 miles |
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Regis Manor Primary School
North Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2HW |
3.35 miles |
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Sunny Bank Primary School
Sunny Bank, Murston, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3QN |
3.37 miles |
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Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery
School Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 9NL |
3.4 miles |
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Newington Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Newington, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 7LB |
3.41 miles |
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Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School
The Street, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 7TL |
3.54 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Yew Tree Farm School
Swanton Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8AT |
1.05 miles |
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ALP Sittingbourne
60, Bell, Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4HE |
2.16 miles |
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Westlands School
Westlands Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1PF |
2.29 miles |
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Fulston Manor School
Brenchley Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4EG |
2.32 miles |
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Highsted Grammar School
Highsted Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4PT |
2.37 miles |
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Borden Grammar School
Avenue of Remembrance, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4DB |
2.48 miles |
|
VTC Independent School
Unit 2, Centre 2000, St Michael's Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3DZ |
2.92 miles |
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The Sittingbourne School
Swanstree Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4NL |
3.01 miles |
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Meadowfield School
Swanstree Avenue, Meadowfield School, Swanstree Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4NL |
3.01 miles |
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Infiniti School
The Street, Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 0BG |
3.89 miles |
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Leigh Academy Rainham
Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 8GS |
4.75 miles |
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The Lenham School
Ham Lane, Lenham, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 2LL |
4.97 miles |
All schools in Sittingbourne · Kent local authority: places and applications
Bredgar Church of England Primary School is part of Our Community Multi Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:
- Minterne Junior School Sittingbourne
- Borden Church of England Primary School Sittingbourne
- The Oaks Infant School Sittingbourne
- Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School Sittingbourne
- Lynsted and Norton Primary School Sittingbourne
- Selling Church of England Primary School Faversham
- Petham Primary School Canterbury
- Dymchurch Primary School Romney Marsh
- Lydd Primary School Romney Marsh
What is Bredgar Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Bredgar Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2017 of its predecessor, Bredgar Church of England Primary School.
When was Bredgar Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Bredgar Church of England Primary School was last inspected in February 2022.
How many pupils does Bredgar Church of England Primary School have?
Bredgar Church of England Primary School has 106 pupils on roll.
What age range does Bredgar Church of England Primary School cover?
Bredgar Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.
What are Bredgar Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Bredgar Church of England Primary School?
Bredgar Church of England Primary School is at Bexon Lane, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8HB.