Lift St James the Great

Primary school in East Malling, Kent. School remains Good (Sep 2023).

Latest inspection: ungraded

Inspected 13 September 2023, report published 8 October 2023.

School remains Good

An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. The full inspection it refers to was before September 2019, so it isn’t in Ofsted’s current data. More about ungraded inspections.

Next inspection: around September 2027

The last inspection was in September 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

0.6 milesMore Park Catholic Primary School
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School remains Good (Feb 2023)
0.7 milesBrookfield Infant School
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Good (Apr 2023)
0.7 milesLunsford Primary School
Primary, Aylesford, Kent
School remains Good (Jun 2023)
0.7 milesBrookfield Junior School
Primary, Aylesford, Kent
School remains Good (Mar 2023)
0.7 milesLeybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy
Primary, West Malling, Kent
Report card, Jan 2026: 7 expected

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.