Alternatives to Lift St James the Great
6 other primary schools nearby, nearest first · back to Lift St James the Great
These are the nearest schools that take children at the same age, and that we hold figures for. They are listed by distance, nearest first. This is not a league table. Nothing here says one school is better than another.
Lift St James the Great, for comparison
0.90 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake, tightening over the 5 most recent years held.
Ofsted ungraded inspection, September 2023: School remains Good
Nearby schools
| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Demand since | Latest Ofsted | Catchment | SEN provision on site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| More Park Catholic Primary School
West Malling |
1.0 km 0.6 mi |
0.96 | More first preferences per place 0.78 → 0.98 |
School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
none published | none recorded |
| Brookfield Infant School
Aylesford |
1.0 km 0.7 mi |
0.87 | Fewer first preferences per place 1.39 → 0.92 |
Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published | none recorded |
| Lunsford Primary School
Aylesford |
1.1 km 0.7 mi |
0.88 | More first preferences per place 0.77 → 0.87 |
School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
none published | none recorded |
| Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy
West Malling |
1.2 km 0.7 mi |
0.93 | Little change in first preferences per place 0.91 → 0.88 |
Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
none published | none recorded |
| Ditton Infant School
Aylesford |
1.7 km 1.0 mi |
0.75 | More first preferences per place 0.79 → 0.88 |
Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published | none recorded |
| West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp
West Malling |
1.7 km 1.1 mi |
0.63 | Little change in first preferences per place 0.81 → 0.76 |
Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published | yes |
"1st prefs per place" means how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It is the newest year we hold for each school. It shows how many people want the school. It does not tell you if a child would get a place. "Catchment" says whether anyone publishes an area map for that school. Where nobody does, we hold no map, so we cannot say if an address is inside one. "SEN provision on site" says the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.