1
Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery
West Malling • Kent • ME19 4LS
1
19 Mar 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in ME19
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2018)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the postcode area of ME19. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
11
Outstanding
3
Good
8
Median inspection year
2018
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 27% · G: 73% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
The Discovery School
West Malling • Kent • ME19 4GJ
1
26 Apr 2023
3
Offham Primary School
West Malling • Kent • ME19 5NX
1
15 Jun 2015
4
Ryarsh Primary School
West Malling • Kent • ME19 5LS
2
6 May 2024
5
West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp
West Malling • Kent • ME19 6RL
2
19 Mar 2023
6
Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy
West Malling • Kent • ME19 5HD
2
13 Jan 2022
7
Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill
West Malling • Kent • ME19 4AL
2
26 Oct 2018
8
Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase
West Malling • Kent • ME19 5FF
2
17 Oct 2018
9
St James the Great Academy
East Malling • Kent • ME19 6SD
2
29 Mar 2018
10
More Park Catholic Primary School
West Malling • Kent • ME19 6HN
2
4 Sep 2013
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Trottiscliffe Church of England Primary School 2 • Jul 2013