What did Ofsted judge Westlands Primary School's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged Westlands Primary School's quality of education as Good at its inspection in November 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Westlands Primary School?

Westlands Primary School has 469 pupils on roll.

What ages does Westlands Primary School take?

Westlands Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Westlands Primary School located?

Westlands Primary School is located in Sittingbourne, ME10 1XN, Kent.

How do I apply to Westlands Primary School?

Westlands 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 are Reception places decided at Westlands Primary School?

When Westlands 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... 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 Westlands Primary School when the child starts; in this context brother or sister means children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers and sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters. The sibling link is maintained as long as the family live at the same address as when the first child applied, or has moved closer to the school than when the first child was offered a place, or has moved to an address that is less than 2 miles from the school; 3. Children of Staff — a) When the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for the school is made, and/or; b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the unlikely event that two or more children are unable to be separated and in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be allocated a number and drawn randomly, this must be supervised by someone independent of the school, to decide which child should be given the place.

What is the largest ethnic background at Westlands Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 68.4% of pupils at Westlands Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Westlands Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked 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... 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.
2Sibling/Current Family Association — A brother or sister attending Westlands Primary School when the child starts; in this context brother or sister means children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers and sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters. The sibling link is maintained as long as the family live at the same address as when the first child applied, or has moved closer to the school than when the first child was offered a place, or has moved to an address that is less than 2 miles from the school.
3Children of Staff — a) When the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for the school is made, and/or; b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4Medical/Health and Special Access Reasons — Priority will be given to those children whose mental or physical impairment means they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend Westlands Primary School. Equally this priority will apply to children whose parents’/guardians’ physical or mental health or social needs means that they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend Westlands Primary 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 Westlands Primary School.
5Distance/Nearness of Children's Home to School — Nearness of children's homes to school - we use the distance between the child’s permanent home address and the school, measured in a straight line using the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) address point.

If two applications tie: In the unlikely event that two or more children are unable to be separated and in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be allocated a number and drawn randomly, this must be supervised by someone independent of the school, to decide which child should be given the place.

Children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted before oversubscription criteria are applied, per legal requirement; PAN reduced accordingly.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Westlands Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Westlands Primary School's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Westlands Primary School's quality of education as Good at its inspection in November 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Westlands Primary School?: Westlands Primary School has 469 pupils on roll.
What ages does Westlands Primary School take?: Westlands Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Westlands Primary School located?: Westlands Primary School is located in Sittingbourne, ME10 1XN, Kent.
How do I apply to Westlands Primary School?: Westlands 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 are Reception places decided at Westlands Primary School?: When Westlands 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... 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 Westlands Primary School when the child starts; in this context brother or sister means children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers and sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters. The sibling link is maintained as long as the family live at the same address as when the first child applied, or has moved closer to the school than when the first child was offered a place, or has moved to an address that is less than 2 miles from the school; 3. Children of Staff — a) When the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for the school is made, and/or; b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the unlikely event that two or more children are unable to be separated and in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be allocated a number and drawn randomly, this must be supervised by someone independent of the school, to decide which child should be given the place.
What is the largest ethnic background at Westlands Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 68.4% of pupils at Westlands Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Westlands Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked 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... 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.
2Sibling/Current Family Association — A brother or sister attending Westlands Primary School when the child starts; in this context brother or sister means children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers and sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters. The sibling link is maintained as long as the family live at the same address as when the first child applied, or has moved closer to the school than when the first child was offered a place, or has moved to an address that is less than 2 miles from the school.
3Children of Staff — a) When the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for the school is made, and/or; b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4Medical/Health and Special Access Reasons — Priority will be given to those children whose mental or physical impairment means they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend Westlands Primary School. Equally this priority will apply to children whose parents’/guardians’ physical or mental health or social needs means that they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend Westlands Primary 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 Westlands Primary School.
5Distance/Nearness of Children's Home to School — Nearness of children's homes to school - we use the distance between the child’s permanent home address and the school, measured in a straight line using the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) address point.

Children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted before oversubscription criteria are applied, per legal requirement; PAN reduced accordingly.

Westlands Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Westlands Primary School's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Westlands Primary School's quality of education as Good at its inspection in November 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Westlands Primary School?: Westlands Primary School has 469 pupils on roll.
What ages does Westlands Primary School take?: Westlands Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Westlands Primary School located?: Westlands Primary School is located in Sittingbourne, ME10 1XN, Kent.
How do I apply to Westlands Primary School?: Westlands 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 are Reception places decided at Westlands Primary School?: When Westlands 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... 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 Westlands Primary School when the child starts; in this context brother or sister means children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers and sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters. The sibling link is maintained as long as the family live at the same address as when the first child applied, or has moved closer to the school than when the first child was offered a place, or has moved to an address that is less than 2 miles from the school; 3. Children of Staff — a) When the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for the school is made, and/or; b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the unlikely event that two or more children are unable to be separated and in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be allocated a number and drawn randomly, this must be supervised by someone independent of the school, to decide which child should be given the place.
What is the largest ethnic background at Westlands Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 68.4% of pupils at Westlands Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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