Selling Church of England Primary School
The Street, Faversham, ME13 9RQ
86 pupils · 41% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- OUR COMMUNITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 48.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 4 March 2026. 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 | 38% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 5 | 5 | 16 | 5 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 6 | 5 | 19 | 6 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 11 | 11 | 27 | 11 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 16 | 10 | 32 | 16 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 9 | 7 | 30 | 9 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 8 | 8 | 27 | 8 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 18 | 17 | 38 | 18 |
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
- Sheldwich Primary School 2.7 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School 3.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School 4.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Ethelbert Road Primary School 5.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School 5.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ospringe Church of England Primary School 5.6 km · Good — confirmed 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.