Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and NurserySunny Bank 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 Sunny Bank 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 Sunny Bank Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Sunny Bank Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery was judged Good and Sunny Bank Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 40.0% for Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery and 71.0% for Sunny Bank Primary School.

  • 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) and has risen at Sunny Bank Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery versus Sunny Bank Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SittingbourneBapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and NurserySittingbourneSunny Bank Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100C66/100Stronger figure
Local ranking164th of 450 in Kent 117th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll255 228
Capacity210 315
LocationSittingbourne, ME9 9NL Sittingbourne, ME10 3QN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard40.0% 71.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard10.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census255 228
Free school meals (ever 6)18.3% 50.0%
English as an additional language5.5% 24.6%
SEN support5.9% 32.0%
SEN with an EHC plan2.4% 7.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% Stronger figure6.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.7% Stronger figure21.6% 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

Sunny Bank Primary School

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