Bredgar Church of England Primary School, Sittingbourne

Ofsted's report card from its 22 September 2026 inspection grades Bredgar Church of England Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Leaders are highly ambitious for pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those that are disadvantaged."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders implement effective systems to check pupils' attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear understanding of the quality of the school's curriculum and teaching."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children make a positive start in the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate and detailed understanding of the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), those who are disadvantaged and those who face potential additional barriers to their learning."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "School and trust leaders, alongside those responsible for governance, have pupils' best interests in mind when they make decisions."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed a well-structured and comprehensive personal development programme that supports pupils' wellbeing and confidence."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that staff consistently adapt the curriculum and teaching methods so that they meet pupils' needs and build effectively on what pupils already know and can do"; "Leaders should ensure that improvements in teaching enable pupils to develop deep, secure knowledge across all subjects within the curriculum, leading to consistently high standards of achievement in all subjects"; "Leaders should ensure that pupils develop secure and detailed knowledge across all aspects of the personal development programme so that they are well prepared for life beyond school".

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am, from £6.50 per session.

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Bredgar Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 93% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 12 families put Bredgar Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 41 named it as one of their preferences, for 15 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 Bredgar Church of England Primary School are Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School (1.6 miles, Outstanding, 81% reading, 86% maths); Minterne Junior School (1.9 miles, Good, 67% reading, 68% maths); Borden Church of England Primary School (1.9 miles, Outstanding, 100% reading, 94% maths); and The Oaks Infant School (1.9 miles, Good).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Bredgar Church of England Primary School.

Bredgar Church of England Primary School is one of 10 schools run by Our Community Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

12.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 13 pupils (12.3%) received SEN support and 3 (2.8%) 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.

Bredgar Church of England Primary School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Sittingbourne Rail Station, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.

1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pond (adjacent), 160 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 4 crimes within a mile of the school, most often burglary, criminal damage and arson and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kent (101).

Bredgar Church of England Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.