Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
School Hill, Canterbury, CT4 8DE
81 pupils · 77% of 105 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 28.4%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 2 February 2022, published 15 March 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 46% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.79 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 14 | 11 | 45 | 12 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 8 | 5 | 38 | 8 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 14 | 8 | 41 | 12 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 13 | 12 | 40 | 13 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 11 | 10 | 28 | 10 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 12 | 10 | 27 | 10 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 14 | 12 | 26 | 13 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 8 | 8 | 31 | 8 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Chartham Primary School 3.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Selling Church of England Primary School 4.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School 6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Sheldwich Primary School 6.4 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Petham Primary School 6.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Challock Primary School 6.8 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.