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Deal Parochial Church of England Primary School

Primary · Deal · CT14 7ER

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 28 June 2023

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At a glance

207 pupils · 99% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
44% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
9.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
18.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.deal-parochial.kent.sch.uk
URN
147053

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 29 families named it first for 29 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold 4 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2023 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 28 June 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

29 places offered · 29 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

32 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
69%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school69%
Median of its 12 closest peers55%
Kent average63.6%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Thorns Primary SchoolBrierley Hill · 173 miles awayGood55%
Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary SchoolBedlington · 298 miles awayRequires improvement31%
St Pius X Catholic Primary School, BarrowBarrow-in-Furness · 280 miles awayNeeds attention48%
Bude Primary Academy - JuniorsBude · 259 miles awayGood56%
Grange Junior SchoolGosport · 115 miles awayExpected standard58%
St Andrew's CofE Junior SchoolGlossop · 210 miles awayNeeds attention59%
Swinemoor Primary SchoolBeverley · 198 miles awayOutstanding51%
Marden Lodge Primary School and NurseryCaterham · 64 miles awayExpected standard64%
Brackenbury Primary SchoolBrighton · 75 miles awayExpected standard55%
High Leigh Primary SchoolHoddesdon · 72 miles awayRequires improvement48%
Northbrook Primary AcademyLeyland · 243 miles awayExpected standard66%
Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolClacton-On-Sea · 46 miles awayGood29%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 76% (Kent 70%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Kent 3%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 3% (Kent 3%, England 4%) · Any other White background 3% (Kent 7%, England 7%) · Black African 2% (Kent 5%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Kent 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 2% (Kent 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Kent 1%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Kent 2%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Kent 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Kent 2%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
17%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Kent: 3.00 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

82% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 18% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

42.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 28.2 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,747; 16.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,498
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 84% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 5% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve -£97,000; in-year balance +£30,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher38.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work41.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways13.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health46%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier73.2%62.3%
Social housing3.3%17.1%
Privately rented23.6%20.5%
Detached houses8.2%22.9%
Flats27.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms23.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van17.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01024252 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£287,500433 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£235,000–£399,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (51)£525,000
Semi-detached (131)£293,000
Terraced (172)£285,000
Flat (79)£200,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
4an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
11an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
25an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
7an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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