Westlands Primary School
Homewood Avenue, Sittingbourne, ME10 1XNOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Westlands Primary School is a primary school in Sittingbourne for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 692 schools in Kent. It ranks 6th of 23 primary schools in Sittingbourne. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 26 November 2024, report published 13 January 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 26 November 2024
Pupils enjoy attending Westlands Primary School. As soon as they join in Reception, children receive excellent care and support. The school encourages pupils to become a STAR by being safe, trustworthy, aspirational and respectful. The school has recently made improvements to the curriculum in both the core and other subjects. As a result, pupils are now starting to achieve more highly, although there are still gaps in their knowledge in some subjects. Pupils with special educational needs and/ or disabilities (SEND) in the school receive excellent support with their learning. The school has also recently introduced a new behaviour policy. As a result, most pupils behave well in class and around the school. However, pupils reported that a small number of their peers can sometimes be unkind. The school is actively addressing this issue. The school ensures that pupils develop key life skills for the future. All pupils, including those in the early years, take part in lessons about nature and the outdoors. Pupils also benefit from cooking classes in the school's cooking room. Younger pupils visit the local library and register for their own library card. Older pupils take part in bike riding lessons.
What the school should improve
- The school recently reviewed and revised its behaviour policy, but a small number of pupils need further support to behave appropriately. As a result, they sometimes act inappropriately towards staff and speak unkindly to other pupils. The school should continue to implement the behaviour policy robustly and systematically so that its expectations are fully understood and followed by all pupils.
- In some subjects, the school's curriculum is not fully embedded in classroom practice. This means that pupils do not deepen their subject-specific knowledge and understanding. The school must ensure that curricular intent is fully implemented in all subjects so that pupils learn subject content consistently well.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
89 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
469 pupils on roll, with places for 480
Schools near Westlands Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
| Minterne Junior School | 0.4 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 55% met the expected standard |
| The Oaks Infant School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Grove Park Primary School | 0.9 miles | Report card: Needs attention to strong standard | 43% met the expected standard |
| Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Outstanding | 69% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Pettett
- Phone
- 01795470862
- Address
- Homewood Avenue, Sittingbourne, ME10 1XN
- Local authority
- Kent
- URN
- 136270
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.