Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and NurseryLynsted and Norton Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sittingbourne.

Summary of the comparison

Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery and Lynsted and Norton Primary School are primary schools in Sittingbourne.

  • Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Lynsted and Norton Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery was judged Good and Lynsted and Norton Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery (65.0% in 2022-23, 40.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery versus Lynsted and Norton Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SittingbourneBapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and NurserySittingbourneLynsted and Norton Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100Stronger figureC58/100
Local ranking164th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure198th of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll255 69
Capacity210 105
LocationSittingbourne, ME9 9NL Sittingbourne, ME9 0RL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard40.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard10.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census255 69
Free school meals (ever 6)18.3% 56.5%
English as an additional language5.5% 5.8%
SEN support5.9% 21.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.4% 7.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% Stronger figure8.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.7% Stronger figure27.6% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery

Lynsted and Norton Primary School

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