Bobbing Village SchoolBorden Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Bobbing Village School and Borden Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Sittingbourne.

  • Bobbing Village School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Borden Church of England Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Borden Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bobbing Village School was judged Requires improvement and Borden Church of England Primary School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 75.0% for Bobbing Village School and 94.0% for Borden Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Bobbing Village School (53.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Borden Church of England Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 94.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bobbing Village School versus Borden Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SittingbourneBobbing Village SchoolSittingbourneBorden Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD45/100C61/100Stronger figure
Local ranking327th of 450 in Kent 152nd of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll199 124
Capacity210 140
LocationSittingbourne, ME9 8PL Sittingbourne, ME9 8JS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard75.0% 94.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 19.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 109.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census199 124
Free school meals (ever 6)10.1% 26.6%
English as an additional language9.5% 7.3%
SEN support11.1% 11.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 1.6%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% Stronger figure4.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.2% 10.5% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Bobbing Village School

Borden Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Bobbing Village School · Borden Church of England Primary School