Snodland CofE Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Snodland, Kent·ME6 5HL
Composite score
47.8
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#8,058
National rank
#1197
In South East
#253
In Kent
Top 54%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
61%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
36 first choices, 45 places
First choices per place
0.80
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
93
any preference, for 45 places
Applications from another council area
4%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.07
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1 per place
0.8820220.8320230.9020240.8820250.802026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Snodland CofE Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
404
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
29.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
4.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
15.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.7%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
15.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,232
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

School overview

Snodland CofE Primary School is a primary school serving Snodland, Kent, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. It has 404 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 5.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Snodland CofE Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 36 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.7%. There are about 20.7 pupils per teacher. Snodland CofE Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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