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Preston Primary School

Mill Lane, Preston, Canterbury, CT3 1HB

Local ranking39th of 450 primary schools in Kent
Ofsted: Outstanding

Primary

Phase

133

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 24 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
63.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
11.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
79.0%
Writing (Expected)
79.0%
Maths (Expected)
84.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
84.0%
Reading avg scaled score
108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
107.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
107.0
Cohort Size
19

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
122
Boys
62 (51%)
Girls
60 (49%)
Capacity
133 (92% full)
SEND
19.7%
FSM Eligible
12.3%
EAL
4.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.3%
SEN Support
16.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
6.5
Budget per Pupil
£6,885/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
9.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 91.0%
  • White Other: 2.5%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 1.6%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.6%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
  • Mixed Other: 0.8%
  • Asian Indian: 0.8%
  • Asian Chinese: 0.8%

91.0%

White British

2.5%

White Other

1.6%

Gypsy/Roma

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
118401
UKPRN
10073328
Establishment No.
2322

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