Bodsham Church of England Primary School | Primary in Ashford, Folkestone and Hythe | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Bodsham Church of England Primary School

Primary

Folkestone and Hythe · Ashford · TN25 5JQ www.bodsham.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
70
cap. 103
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

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Other Ofsted reports

4 reports
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Admissions

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This school is in Folkestone and Hythe. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
79%
-1pp
LA
63%
England
63%
93%84%75%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
21%
+1pp
LA
10%
England
8%
33%17%0%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
29%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
36%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
86%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
43%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
75
cap. 103
948473
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Pupil : teacher ratio
14.7
LA AVG 20.68:1
17.513.910.3
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EAL
11%
LA AVG 13.81%
11%6%1%
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FSM eligible
11%
LA AVG 27.09%
11%6%1%
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SEN
9%
LA AVG 17.42%
9%5%1%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
6%
England
5%
8%6%3%
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Persistent absence
12%
LA
15%
England
13%
30%16%3%
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Overview

AddressSchool Hill, Bodsham, Ashford, TN25 5JQ
Telephone01233750374
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio14.7:1
Religious characterChurch of England

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Finance£9088 spend / pupil£8590 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

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 prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2579%21%75
2023/2480%20%77
2022/2375%0%+0.40-4.70-0.2082
2018/1975%19%+0.20-3.00-2.9078
2017/1893%33%+1.30+0.70+1.5094
2016/1777%15%-2.00+0.10-3.1094
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2586%43%86%29%86%36%93%86%107.0108.0109.09%
2023/24100%60%80%20%80%40%100%100%110.0107.0110.06%
2022/2392%58%75%0%92%25%100%100%109.0108.0111.08%
2018/1988%50%81%31%81%38%94%94%108.0105.0109.01%
2017/1893%53%100%33%93%47%100%100%110.0109.0111.01%
2016/1785%23%92%31%85%23%92%92%106.0104.0107.03%

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
2024/257514.79%11%11%5%12%
2023/247713.56%8%8%8%30%
2022/238215.28%10%6%8%20%
2021/227417.55%7%7%8%21%
2020/217317.23%6%1%
2018/197810.31%1%1%4%9%
2017/189412.01%3%1%4%3%
2016/179414.43%1%1%3%

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