Birchington Church of England Primary School, Birchington

From the headteacher's welcome: "It gives me great pleasure to introduce myself as the Headteacher of Birchington Church of England Primary School. I feel extremely honoured and privileged to have been chosen to continue to develop this fantastic school onto the next stage of its journey and have loved getting to know the children, staff and governors here over the last few months."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance, choir, coding, Lego, gardening and French.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £3.50 per session.

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Birchington Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 65% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 77% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 47 families put Birchington Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 115 named it as one of their preferences, for 51 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Birchington Church of England Primary School are St Saviour's Church of England Junior School (1.3 miles, Good, 77% reading, 81% maths); St Crispin's Infant School (1.3 miles); Garlinge Primary School and Nursery (2.3 miles, Good, 69% reading, 64% maths); and Monkton Church of England Primary School (2.5 miles, Good, 87% reading, 73% maths).

Birchington Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

81 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Birchington Church of England Primary School (as of September 2025): 80% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 48% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (89%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (48%).

5.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (85%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 58 pupils (13.7%) received SEN support and 10 (2.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Birchington-on-Sea Rail Station, about 930 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (opposite), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Birchington Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 4th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 32 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kent (101).

In 2024/25, Birchington Church of England Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Birchington Church of England Primary School are King Ethelbert School (0.8 miles) and Ursuline College (1 mile).