Voluntary controlled school · Kent
Bodsham Church of England Primary School
- Primary
- Ages 4–11
- Church of England
- Term dates set by the council
Term dates
Kent council sets the term dates for this school. See all Kent dates, taken from the council's own page.
2026/27
2027/28
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Admissions
Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 6 families put this school as their first choice, and 9 places were offered. 6 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 9 | 6 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| September 2024 | 8 | 8 | 100% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:
- Teachsport Canterbury. Ofsted report
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Ofsted inspection
Report card, 19 May 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
Safeguarding standards: met.
Previous inspection, 25 May 2022. Overall: Good
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Pupils
- 70 (capacity 101)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Canterbury
- Phone
- 01233750374
- Address
- School Hill, Bodsham, Ashford, TN25 5JQ
- Website
- bodsham.kent.sch.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.