Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School, Sittingbourne
Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Sittingbourne, part of Ekc Schools Trust Limited. It has a Church of England religious character.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Kent (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School in detail
Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School in its own words
Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 24 November 2026 at 9am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 118651), 73% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School
Across Kent, 90% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Kent lodged 237 appeals against primary school offers; 166 reached a hearing and 18 succeeded (10.8% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School are Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Requires improvement, 73% reading, 70% maths); Lynsted and Norton Primary School (1.2 miles, Requires improvement, 100% reading, 89% maths); Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery (1.6 miles, Good, 67% reading, 63% maths); and Lansdowne Primary School (1.9 miles, Good, 75% reading, 85% maths).
Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary SchoolLynsted and Norton Primary SchoolBapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and NurseryLansdowne Primary School
The trust
Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School is one of 12 schools run by Ekc Schools Trust Limited, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Teynham Rail Station, about 450 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Honeyball Walk (opposite), 160 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 51 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, shoplifting and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kent (101).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in April 2026. Before that, as Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School (URN 118651), it was rated Requires Improvement in March 2023. See Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 118651). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 53% to 70% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 19
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 16 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Kent is 11 (the median across 711 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 118651). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 32 | 48 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 16 | 40 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | 35 | 50 | 1.2 | 8 |
| 2022 | 26 | 23 | 36 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 34 | 52 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 30 | 28 | 36 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 29 | 29 | 36 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 30 | 38 | 52 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2017 | 30 | 34 | 43 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 30 | 30 | 39 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 0.9 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Sittingbourne
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sittingbourne
Across Kent council
Places available
18,893
Applications
16,593
Got 1st preference
89.7%
Got preferred school
98.2%
All primary applications across Kent council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 118651). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
6.3%
Overall absence
18.8%
Persistent absence
181
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School
Are there exam results for Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School?
Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 118651), 73% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in April 2026. Before that, as Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School (URN 118651), it was rated Requires Improvement in March 2023.
What is the catchment area for Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School is oversubscribed, Kent allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School?
Apply through Kent's coordinated admissions process, naming Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 16 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Kent is 11 (the median across 711 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School?
Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School is at Station Road, Teynham, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 9BQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)