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EnglandSouth EastThanetCT7 0ASBirchington Church of England Primary School
Primary

Birchington Church of England Primary School

Primary

Thanet · Birchington · CT7 0AS www.birchington-primary.com/

Pupils
442
cap. 450
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
49%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
442
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
49%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
442
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Birchington Church of England Primary School · Primary · Kent

Finance£6196 spend / pupil£6264 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
49%
-14pp
73%61%49%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 49%
RWM higher standard
5%
+2pp
7%5%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
73%
LA AVG 70.35%
SPAG higher standard
28%
LA AVG 24.79%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 104.19
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
442
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
32%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Park Lane, Birchington, CT7 0AS
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
2024/2549%5%70%26%68%9%65%19%85%73%104.0102.0105.016%442
2023/2463%3%77%27%73%6%81%21%92%89%105.0104.0107.015%439
2022/2359%7%75%35%70%14%73%20%88%74%106.0104.0106.0-0.20-0.90-1.2017%475
2018/1965%5%74%19%89%23%75%18%91%77%103.0104.0105.0-1.90+1.50-1.4021%463
2017/1873%4%79%20%84%23%75%11%84%82%105.0102.0106.0-1.00-0.70-2.8020%460
2016/1762%3%72%18%75%8%72%15%82%70%102.0101.0104.0+1.30+0.30+0.3017%445

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
2024/2544222.516%7%32%5%15%
2023/2443921.815%6%30%6%15%
2022/2347523.717%5%26%6%15%
2021/2247121.017%5%23%7%18%
2020/2146522.716%5%21%
2018/1946322.521%4%19%4%10%
2017/1846022.920%4%20%4%8%
2016/1744522.617%4%21%4%8%

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