Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery

KentCommunity school

Crispin Way, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4LS

Headteacher: Mrs Beth McKenzieSchool website ↗Pupils: 476 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected February 2024
Oversubscribed
76% of first-choice applicants offered a place
63%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected February 2024
76%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 20 February 2024Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
63.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
23.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 80%·Writing 77%·Maths 78%All three 63%
Reading
Expected80%
Exceeding43%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected77%
Exceeding38%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected78%
Exceeding32%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
79
How many got their first choice?
60of 79 (75.9%)
How many applied in total?
169

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
17.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
10.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
23.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
244 girls, 232 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 80% (2018/19), currently 63%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1675.0%8.0%+2.8+0.1+1.5
2016/1771.0%19.0%+2.2+0.2-0.4
2017/1870.0%18.0%+1.2+1.9+2.0
2018/1980.0%31.0%+1.1+2.9+2.7
2022/2369.0%28.0%-0.5+2.5-0.1
2023/2470.0%22.0%---
2024/2563.0%23.0%---
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