Westlands Primary SchoolBorden Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • Westlands Primary School scores 47 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.

  • Westlands Primary School was judged the expected standard 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 67.0% for Westlands Primary 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 Westlands Primary School (40.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% 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

Westlands Primary School versus Borden Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SittingbourneWestlands Primary SchoolSittingbourneBorden Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD47/100C61/100Stronger figure
Local ranking317th of 450 in Kent 152nd of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll491 124
Capacity480 140
LocationSittingbourne, ME10 1XN Sittingbourne, ME9 8JS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% 94.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 19.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 109.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census491 124
Free school meals (ever 6)33.8% 26.6%
English as an additional language11.8% 7.3%
SEN support16.1% 11.3%
SEN with an EHC plan4.5% 1.6%
Attendance
Overall absence6.1% 4.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence16.4% 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.

Westlands Primary School

Borden Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Westlands Primary School · Borden Church of England Primary School