Greatstone Primary School

School overview

Greatstone Primary School is a primary school serving New Romney, Kent, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. It has 244 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Greatstone Primary School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 43% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 18.0 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 in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 9% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Greatstone Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 24 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 7.7%. There are about 18.6 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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.