Painters Ash Primary School

How places are decided at Painters Ash Primary School

Painters Ash Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Painters Ash Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Painters Ash Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2017 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in March 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Painters Ash Primary School?

Painters Ash Primary School has 391 pupils on roll.

What ages does Painters Ash Primary School take?

Painters Ash Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Painters Ash Primary School located?

Painters Ash Primary School is located in Gravesend, DA11 8EL, Kent.

How do I apply to Painters Ash Primary School?

Painters Ash Primary 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 Painters Ash Primary School were places offered?

The furthest place offered at Painters Ash Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception) was 2.525 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 Painters Ash Primary School?

When Painters Ash Primary 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. Current Family Association — a brother or sister in the same school at the time of entry where the family continue to live at the same address when the sibling was admitted or – if they have moved – live within two 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 criterion' (below); 3. Health and Special Access Reasons — medical, health 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 a particular school. Equally, this priority will apply to children whose parent's/guardian's physical or mental health and social needs mean that they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend a particular 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 the particular school, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the unlikely event that two or more children have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued with a number and drawn randomly, which will be independently supervised, to decide which child should be given the place.

What is the largest ethnic background at Painters Ash Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 59.8% of pupils at Painters Ash Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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