School Lane, Borden, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 8JS
10 reasons to choose Borden Church of England Primary School
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Borden Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Sittingbourne and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Borden Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 10 members of Our Community Multi Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2008) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Borden Church of England Primary School has five mixed-age classes and an average class size of 27 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Borden Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 39% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.
The Borden Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Core subjects are taught separately, but humanities, science, art and DT are taught as cross-curricular topics. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and Forest School for all year groups.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Borden Church of England Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Borden Church of England Primary School
There is provision for music, art, DT, drama, and dance, though usually as part of an integrated topic or another subject. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.55am to 3.15pm. Breakfast club from 7.45am and after school clubs may extend the day.
Find another school near Borden Church of England Primary School
Bryony School (6.5 miles); Lorenden Preparatory School (9 miles).
Tunstall Church of England Primary School (2.1 miles); Rodmersham School (3.1 miles); Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School (3.5 miles).
Rochester Independent College (9.9 miles); The King’s School, Rochester (10.4 miles); Sutton Valence School (11.4 miles).
Westlands School (1.1 miles); Borden Grammar School (2.1 miles); Highsted Grammar School (2.4 miles).