Best primary schools in Kent (2026)

Kent has 461 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Ebbsfleet Green Primary School, in the top 1% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 64%, against 62% for England. 48 are in England's top 10%, and 20 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 1% in England	Ebbsfleet Green Primary School Ebbsfleet Valley	97%	97%	24%	Good
2 Top 1% in England	Stowting Church of England Primary School Folkestone and Hythe · Church of England	93%	100%	15%	Good
3 Top 1% in England	Leigh Academy Dartford Dartford	92%	94%	26%	Not judged
4 Top 1% in England	Four Elms Primary School Four Elms	96%	100%	18%	Good
5 Top 2% in England	Minster in Sheppey Primary School Minster (Swale)	91%	89%	13%	Report card
6 Top 2% in England	Leigh Academy Oaks Maidstone	90%	89%	30%	Report card
7 Top 2% in England	Sussex Road Community Primary School Tonbridge	84%	85%	32%	Report card
8 Top 2% in England	Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Bredhurst · Church of England	87%	90%	24%	Good
9 Top 3% in England	Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks Sevenoaks · Church of England	86%	84%	16%	Report card
10 Top 3% in England	Westgate Primary School Dartford	88%	90%	13%	No rating
11 Top 3% in England	Charing Church of England Primary School Charing · Church of England	92%	93%	7%	Report card
12 Top 3% in England	River Mill Primary School Dartford	83%	83%	27%	Good
13 Top 4% in England	Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School Sibertswold · Church of England	85%	82%	18%	Report card
14 Top 4% in England	St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School Tonbridge · Roman Catholic	85%	86%	19%	Good
15 Top 4% in England	Claremont Primary School Royal Tunbridge Wells	79%	80%	34%	Good
16 Top 4% in England	Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill Kings Hill	83%	90%	31%	Not judged
17 Top 4% in England	Herne Church of England Junior School Herne · Church of England	85%	81%	19%	No rating
18 Top 4% in England	The Gateway Primary Academy Dartford	83%	83%	30%	No rating
19 Top 4% in England	Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School Dover · Church of England	90%	81%	10%	Good
20 Top 5% in England	Kingsdown and Ringwould Church of England Primary School Kingsdown · Church of England	88%	82%	15%	Outstanding
21 Top 5% in England	Fawkham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Speed Gate · Church of England	84%	73%	18%	No rating
22 Top 5% in England	Allington Primary School Maidstone	85%	83%	14%	Outstanding
23 Top 5% in England	Sandgate Primary School Folkestone	85%	75%	13%	Report card
24 Top 5% in England	Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard Ebbsfleet Valley	81%	83%	29%	Outstanding
25 Top 5% in England	Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford Dartford · Roman Catholic	84%	85%	24%	Not judged
26 Top 5% in England	Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Speldhurst · Church of England	82%	81%	29%	Not judged
27 Top 6% in England	Cobham Primary School Cobham (Gravesham)	80%	83%	30%	Outstanding
28 Top 6% in England	Brabourne Church of England Primary School Ashford · Church of England	82%	87%	27%	No rating
29 Top 6% in England	Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Broadstairs · Church of England	82%	77%	10%	Report card
30 Top 6% in England	Amherst School Sevenoaks	80%	78%	22%	Good
31 Top 6% in England	Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School Goudhurst · Church of England	75%	80%	40%	Not judged
32 Top 6% in England	Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School Wye	79%	81%	30%	Not judged
33 Top 7% in England	Langton Green Primary School Rusthall and Langton Green	85%	88%	5%	Good
34 Top 7% in England	Jubilee Primary School Maidstone	81%	81%	23%	Report card
35 Top 7% in England	Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase West Malling	79%	76%	27%	Not judged
36 Top 7% in England	The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) Rochester · Church of England	84%	83%	10%	Not judged
37 Top 7% in England	Horizon Primary Academy Swanley	82%	77%	23%	No rating
38 Top 7% in England	Plaxtol Primary School Plaxtol	80%	85%	8%	No rating
39 Top 8% in England	Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School Maidstone · Church of England	78%	83%	28%	Not judged
40 Top 8% in England	Blean Primary School Blean	78%	80%	25%	No rating
41 Top 8% in England	Hernhill Church of England Primary School Swale · Church of England	78%	70%	17%	No rating
42 Top 8% in England	South Borough Primary School Maidstone	83%	77%	15%	No rating
43 Top 8% in England	Chiddingstone Church of England School Sevenoaks · Church of England	81%	87%	17%	Not judged
44 Top 9% in England	Queenborough School and Nursery Queenborough	80%	85%	15%	Outstanding
45 Top 9% in England	Dartford Bridge Community Primary School Dartford	79%	79%	19%	Good
46 Top 9% in England	Morehall Primary School and Nursery Folkestone	82%	75%	10%	Good
47 Top 10% in England	Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary School Bridge · Church of England	77%	74%	16%	No rating
48 Top 10% in England	Kemsing Primary School Otford and Kemsing	75%	84%	28%	No rating
49 Top 11% in England	Seabrook Church of England Primary School Hythe · Church of England	80%	81%	6%	Good
50 Top 11% in England	Chilton Primary School Ramsgate	78%	78%	16%	No rating
51 Top 11% in England	Benenden Church of England Primary School Benenden · Church of England	76%	82%	21%	No rating
52 Top 12% in England	Sholden Church of England Primary School Sholden · Church of England	78%	73%	18%	Good
53 Top 12% in England	Bodsham Church of England Primary School Folkestone and Hythe · Church of England	78%	79%	21%	Report card
54 Top 12% in England	Adisham Church of England Primary School Adisham · Church of England	75%	75%	19%	Report card
55 Top 12% in England	St Peter's Church of England Primary School Royal Tunbridge Wells · Church of England	75%	70%	23%	Not judged
56 Top 12% in England	Crockham Hill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Crockham Hill · Church of England	75%	71%	24%	No rating
57 Top 12% in England	Ethelbert Road Primary School Faversham	77%	79%	14%	Not judged
58 Top 12% in England	Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School Horton Kirby · Church of England	76%	76%	18%	Good
59 Top 12% in England	Mereworth Community Primary School Mereworth	74%	81%	23%	No rating
60 Top 12% in England	Langdon Primary School Dover	80%	79%	14%	No rating
61 Top 13% in England	Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes Snodland	77%	81%	10%	Not judged
62 Top 13% in England	Holywell Primary School Upchurch	78%	84%	19%	No rating
63 Top 13% in England	St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks Sevenoaks · Roman Catholic	77%	89%	25%	Not judged
64 Top 13% in England	Borden Church of England Primary School Borden · Church of England	79%	94%	19%	Not judged
65 Top 13% in England	Maypole Primary School Dartford	74%	80%	17%	Report card
66 Top 13% in England	Rodmersham School Highsted	78%	72%	6%	Outstanding
67 Top 14% in England	Leigh Academy Molehill Maidstone	76%	85%	21%	Not judged
68 Top 14% in England	More Park Catholic Primary School Tonbridge and Malling · Roman Catholic	79%	72%	13%	No rating
69 Top 14% in England	Pluckley Church of England Primary School Pluckley · Church of England	70%	82%	35%	No rating
70 Top 14% in England	Southborough CofE Primary School Southborough · Church of England	75%	73%	19%	No rating
71 Top 14% in England	Ryarsh Primary School Ryarsh	72%	73%	33%	Good
72 Top 14% in England	Leigh Academy Paddock Wood Paddock Wood	75%	86%	21%	Good
73 Top 14% in England	Wilmington Primary School Dartford	72%	80%	20%	No rating
74 Top 15% in England	Sheldwich Primary School Swale	76%	88%	19%	Outstanding
75 Top 15% in England	Hoath Primary School Canterbury	77%	71%	7%	Report card
76 Top 15% in England	St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Chatham · Roman Catholic	75%	77%	23%	No rating
77 Top 15% in England	Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley · Roman Catholic	74%	75%	19%	Outstanding
78 Top 15% in England	Ide Hill Church of England Primary School Sevenoaks · Church of England	70%	63%	44%	No rating
79 Top 16% in England	Walderslade Primary School Chatham	74%	77%	20%	No rating
80 Top 16% in England	Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Sissinghurst · Church of England	72%	64%	23%	Not judged
81 Top 16% in England	Great Chart Primary School Ashford	76%	77%	15%	Outstanding
82 Top 16% in England	Finberry Primary School Finberry	78%	76%	12%	No rating
83 Top 16% in England	Istead Rise Primary School Istead Rise	78%	83%	7%	No rating
84 Top 17% in England	Leigh Academy Hartley Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley	74%	90%	21%	Outstanding
85 Top 17% in England	St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Rochester · Church of England	77%	79%	14%	Report card
86 Top 17% in England	Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Bidborough · Church of England	75%	79%	3%	No rating
87 Top 17% in England	Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Maidstone	72%	70%	22%	Report card
88 Top 17% in England	St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School St Nicholas at Wade · Church of England	75%	75%	14%	Good
89 Top 17% in England	The Discovery School Kings Hill	74%	80%	18%	Outstanding
90 Top 17% in England	Lansdowne Primary School Sittingbourne	78%	73%	2%	Good
91 Top 18% in England	St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury Canterbury · Roman Catholic	75%	80%	17%	Good
92 Top 18% in England	Rolvenden Primary School Rolvenden	76%	73%	13%	No rating
93 Top 18% in England	Leigh Academy High Halstow High Halstow	72%	81%	19%	Outstanding
94 Top 19% in England	Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School Brenchley · Church of England	73%	67%	19%	No rating
95 Top 19% in England	Oakfield Primary Academy Dartford	71%	70%	16%	Good
96 Top 19% in England	Leigh Academy Marden Marden (Maidstone)	74%	74%	19%	Good
97 Top 20% in England	Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery Kings Hill	67%	63%	23%	Outstanding
98 Top 20% in England	Hawkinge Primary School Hawkinge	72%	76%	10%	No rating
99 Top 20% in England	Sandwich Junior School Sandwich	72%	73%	14%	No rating
100 Top 20% in England	Smarden Primary School Smarden	75%	89%	6%	No rating

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Best primary school in each town

Dartford · best: Leigh Academy Dartford
Minster (Swale) · best: Minster in Sheppey Primary School
Maidstone · best: Leigh Academy Oaks
Tonbridge · best: Sussex Road Community Primary School
Sevenoaks · best: Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks
Royal Tunbridge Wells · best: Claremont Primary School
Kings Hill · best: Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill
Dover · best: Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School
Folkestone · best: Sandgate Primary School
Broadstairs · best: Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Rochester · best: The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)
Swanley · best: Horizon Primary Academy
Hythe · best: Seabrook Church of England Primary School
Ramsgate · best: Chilton Primary School
Faversham · best: Ethelbert Road Primary School
Snodland · best: Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes
Chatham · best: St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley · best: Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield
Ashford · best: Great Chart Primary School
Sittingbourne · best: Lansdowne Primary School
Canterbury · best: St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury
Northfleet · best: Painters Ash Primary School
Gillingham (Medway) · best: Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy
Larkfield · best: Lift St James the Great
Gravesend · best: St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend
Sheerness · best: West Minster Primary School
Swanscombe · best: Manor Community Primary School
Whitstable · best: St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable
Deal · best: Deal Parochial Church of England Primary School
Margate · best: Salmestone Primary School
Herne Bay · best: Reculver Church of England Primary School

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What is the best primary school in Kent?

On exam results over the last three years, Ebbsfleet Green Primary School is the top-ranked primary school in Kent, in the top 1% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.