- What did Ofsted judge Luddenham School's overall effectiveness to be?
- Ofsted judged Luddenham School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in February 2019 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in July 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
- How many pupils attend Luddenham School?
- Luddenham School has 200 pupils on roll.
- What ages does Luddenham School take?
- Luddenham School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
- Where is Luddenham School located?
- Luddenham School is located in Faversham, ME13 0TE, Kent.
- How do I apply to Luddenham School?
- Luddenham School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
- How far from Luddenham School were places offered?
- The furthest place offered at Luddenham School for 2026-27 (Reception) was 4.966 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
- How are Reception places decided at Luddenham School?
- When Luddenham School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. A previously looked after child means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Sibling/Current Family Association — A brother or sister attending Luddenham School at the time of entry where the family continue to live at the same address as when the sibling was admitted, or if they have moved, live within 2 miles of the school, or have moved to a property that is nearer to the school than the previous property as defined by the 'Nearness' section below; 3. Health and Special Access Reasons — Medical, health, social and special access reasons will be applied in accordance with the school's legal obligations, in particular those under the Equality Act 2010. Priority will be given to those children whose mental or physical impairment means they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend Luddenham School. Equally this priority will apply to children whose parents'/guardians' physical or mental health or social needs mean that they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend Luddenham School. Such claims will need to be supported by written evidence from a suitably qualified medical or other practitioner who can demonstrate a special connection between these needs and Luddenham School, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.
- What is the largest ethnic background at Luddenham School?
- According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 90.5% of pupils at Luddenham School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.