OFSTED
8 November 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
THE STOUR ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
246
225 full-time ·
21 part-time
Female pupils
128
52.0% of pupils
Male pupils
118
48.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
40.2 pts
above England
School
65.0%
Swale
29.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.3 pts
below England
School
13.0%
Swale
8.3%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Swale
1.8%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
78.9%
194
Any other White background
8.1%
20
Any other Mixed background
4.1%
10
African
2.0%
5
Any other Black background
1.2%
3
Caribbean
1.2%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
64.2%
158 of
246 pupils
43.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
42.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.5 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
63.0%
2.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Reading
3.8 pts below England
School
70.0%
Swale
70.9%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Writing
1.7 pts above England
School
72.0%
Swale
71.5%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
63.0%
Maths
9.0 pts below England
School
63.0%
Swale
66.4%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.77%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.55 pts
higher than
England
School
7.77%
Swale
7.16%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.29%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.48 pts
higher than
England
School
23.29%
Swale
19.36%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.80%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.00 pts
lower than
England
School
0.80%
Swale
2.33%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
58.6%
29.6 pts
below England
Richmond Primary School
58.6%
Swale
92.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.