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EnglandSouth EastSwaleME9 9NLBapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Primary

Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery

Primary

Swale · Sittingbourne · ME9 9NL www.bapchildprimary.co.uk

Pupils
255
cap. 210
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
40%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
255
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
40%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
255
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery · Primary · Kent

Finance£6425 spend / pupil£6100 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
40%
-28pp
71%56%40%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 40%
RWM higher standard
10%
-1pp
26%18%10%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
53%
LA AVG 70.35%
SPAG higher standard
7%
LA AVG 24.79%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
101.0
LA AVG 104.19
GPS scaled score
101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
255
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
8%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
School Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NL
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2540%10%67%27%77%13%63%10%90%53%104.0101.0101.08%255
2023/2468%11%82%18%82%21%71%18%86%79%106.0104.0105.010%250
2022/2365%19%81%35%81%19%77%39%94%81%107.0105.0105.0+1.00+0.80+0.209%245
2018/1971%26%81%39%90%29%77%35%87%90%106.0106.0107.0+0.40+1.40-0.506%202
2017/1870%13%80%37%93%33%73%27%83%73%106.0104.0106.0+1.10+3.00-0.207%202
2016/1763%10%80%27%80%10%83%33%87%83%105.0105.0107.0-1.40-3.10-1.708%209

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2525519.98%6%18%5%10%
2023/2425023.310%8%16%5%9%
2022/2324522.59%8%15%5%11%
2021/2225123.49%8%17%7%17%
2020/2123824.38%6%14%
2018/1920223.26%7%12%4%6%
2017/1820219.87%4%11%4%6%
2016/1720919.28%1%9%3%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.