Selling Church of England Primary School

Primary
Academy
Ages 4 to 11

Report card: Needs attention to expected standard

The Street, Selling, Faversham, ME13 9RQOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Selling Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Faversham for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 692 schools in Kent. It ranks 9th of 12 primary schools in Faversham. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in January 2026.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 6 January 2026, report published 4 March 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

Inclusion: Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
Achievement: Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Early years: Expected standard
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

21 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths38%

38%, 24 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths10%

10%, 2 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score107

107, 1 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score103

103, 2 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score104

104, 1 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

86 pupils on roll, with places for 210

Eligible for free school meals48.8%

48.8%, 22.3 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language8.1%

8.1%, 13.5 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support24.4%

24.4%, 9.6 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan5.8%

5.8%, 0.2 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Selling Church of England Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Sheldwich Primary School	2 miles	Ofsted: Outstanding	88% met the expected standard
Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School	2 miles	Ofsted: Good	74% met the expected standard
Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School	3 miles	Ofsted: Good	46% met the expected standard
Ethelbert Road Primary School	3 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding	79% met the expected standard
St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School	3 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding	45% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Academy converter
Sector: Academy
Trust: OUR COMMUNITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Age range: 4 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Mrs Laura King
Phone: 01227752202
Website: selling-faversham.kent.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: The Street, Selling, Faversham, ME13 9RQ
Local authority: Kent
URN: 137481

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.