Northbourne Church of England Primary School
Northbourne Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Deal for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 136 pupils on roll. In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Coldharbour Lane Northbourne Deal Kent CT14 0LP |
| Phone | 01304611376 |
| Reference Number | 147055 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 136 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 62.5%
Girls: 37.5% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 5.9% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 1.5% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 27.2 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 3 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 5 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| 6 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 90.4% |
| White, Other | 3.7% |
| Unclassified | 3.7% |
| White & Asian | 0.7% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.7% |
| Mixed, Other | 0.7% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | |
| Last Report Date | 18 Jul 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 18 Jul 2023 | School inspection |
| 05 Apr 2019 | Academy conversion letter |
| 14 Sep 2016 | Short inspection |
| Previously as Northbourne Church of England Primary School | |
| 25 Jan 2012 | Full inspection: |
| 13 Oct 2010 | Monitoring visit |
| 10 Dec 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 04 Oct 2004 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 80% | 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 | 108 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 108 | 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 | 1.8 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | -2 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | -1.8 | 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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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 16 | 2 |
| Third Preference | 13 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Northbourne Church of England Primary School had 131 pupils for 140 places. 9 places (6.4%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Primary - Sandwich and Eastry” planning area
Kent counted 89 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 95 in 2029–30, up 7%.
| 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 |
| Pupils | 121 | 123 | 125 | 131 | 131 | 131 |
| Unfilled | 13.6% | 12.1% | 10.7% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% |
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 Northbourne Church of England Primary School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.2% | 5.6% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 3.3% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 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 Northbourne Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Permanent exclusions | 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 Northbourne 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
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 11.6 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 10.1 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 15.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – | 37.5% | 88.9% | 22.2% | 42.9% | 37.5% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – | 5.8 | 8.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 4.8 | – |
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, 7.4% of pupils at Northbourne Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 4 | 1 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 3 | 0 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 1 | 1 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 1 | 1 |
| Hearing impairment | 0 | 1 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 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 Northbourne Church of England Primary School received £6,795 and spent £7,052 for each of its 131 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £149,000 (-£1,134 per pupil).
Across all 8 schools of Deal Education Alliance for Learning Trust, income was £7,157 and spending £7,204 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £46,000 | £29,000 | -£1,000 | -£46,000 | -£102,000 | -£149,000 |
| per pupil | £359 | £235 | -£6 | -£347 | -£766 | -£1,134 |
| In-year balance | £3,000 | -£10,000 | £28,000 | -£4,000 | -£39,000 | -£34,000 |
| per pupil | £20 | -£84 | £222 | -£28 | -£290 | -£257 |
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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Eastry Church of England Primary School
Cooks Lea, Eastry, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 0LR |
2.09 miles |
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Hornbeam Primary School
Mongeham Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 9PQ |
2.13 miles |
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Sholden Church of England Primary School
London Road, Sholden, Deal, Kent, CT14 0AB |
2.14 miles |
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School
St Richard's Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 9LF |
2.3 miles |
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Warden House Primary School
Birdwood Avenue, Deal, Kent, CT14 9SF |
2.46 miles |
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The Davenport School
The Lodge, Foxborough Hill, Eastry, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 0NY |
2.58 miles |
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Worth Primary School
The Street, Deal, Kent, CT14 0DF |
2.82 miles |
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Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School
Adelaide Road, Eythorne, Dover, Kent, CT15 4AN |
2.94 miles |
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The Downs Church of England Primary School
Owen Square, Walmer, Deal, Kent, CT14 7TL |
2.97 miles |
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Deal Parochial Church of England Primary School
Gladstone Road, Walmer, Deal, Kent, CT14 7ER |
3.13 miles |
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Sandown School
Golf Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 6PY |
3.3 miles |
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Sandwich Junior School
St Bart's Road, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 0AS |
3.46 miles |
|
Langdon Primary School
East Langdon, The Street, Dover, Kent, CT15 5JQ |
3.53 miles |
|
Kingsdown and Ringwould Church of England Primary School
Glen Road, Kingsdown, Deal, Kent, CT14 8DD |
3.85 miles |
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Sandwich Infant School
School Road, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9HT |
4.05 miles |
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Nonington Church of England Primary School
Church Street, Nonington, Dover, Kent, CT15 4LB |
4.33 miles |
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Whitfield Aspen School
Mayfield Road, Whitfield, Dover, Kent, CT16 3LJ |
4.36 miles |
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Goodnestone Church of England Primary School
The Street, Goodnestone, Canterbury, Kent, CT3 1PQ |
4.52 miles |
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Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School
Coldred Road, Shepherdswell, Dover, Kent, CT15 7LH |
4.62 miles |
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St Faith's At Ash School Limited
5 the Street, Ash, Canterbury, Kent, CT3 2HH |
4.68 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Northbourne Park School
Betteshanger, DEAL, CT14 0NW |
0.85 miles |
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Ripplevale School
Chapel Lane, Ripple, Deal, Kent, CT14 8JG |
2.22 miles |
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Brewood Secondary School
86 London Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 9TR |
2.92 miles |
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Goodwin Academy
Hamilton Road, Deal, CT14 9BD |
2.98 miles |
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Sandwich Technology School
Deal Road, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 0FA |
3.22 miles |
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Learning Opportunities Centre Secondary
Ringwould Road, Ringwould, Deal, Kent, CT14 8DW |
3.3 miles |
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Beech Grove School
FOREST DRIVE, NONINGTON, DOVER, KENT, CT15 4FB |
3.69 miles |
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Sir Roger Manwood's School
Manwood Road, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9JX |
3.74 miles |
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Dover Christ Church Academy
Melbourne Avenue, Dover, CT16 2EG |
4.86 miles |
All schools in Deal · Kent local authority: places and applications
Northbourne Church of England Primary School is part of Deal Education Alliance for Learning Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:
- Hornbeam Primary School Deal
- Sholden Church of England Primary School Deal
- Worth Primary School Deal
- The Downs Church of England Primary School Deal
- Deal Parochial Church of England Primary School Deal
- Sandown School Deal
- Kingsdown and Ringwould Church of England Primary School Deal
- Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School Canterbury
How many pupils does Northbourne Church of England Primary School have?
Northbourne Church of England Primary School has 136 pupils on roll.
What age range does Northbourne Church of England Primary School cover?
Northbourne Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.
What are Northbourne Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Northbourne Church of England Primary School?
Northbourne Church of England Primary School is at Coldharbour Lane, Northbourne, Deal, Kent, CT14 0LP.