Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School | Primary in Faversham, Swale | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School

Primary

Swale · Faversham · ME13 9AW www.bad.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
209
cap. 210
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

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

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
21 Jan 2025
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

7 reports
11 Jul 2019
Short inspection
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15 Oct 2015
Full inspectionGood
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14 Oct 2013
Monitoring visit
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Swale. 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
74%
+6pp
LA
63%
England
63%
75%67%58%
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RWM higher
26%
+16pp
LA
10%
England
8%
26%15%3%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
57%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
30%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
35%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
91%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
52%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
203
cap. 210
223212200
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Pupil : teacher ratio
19.5
LA AVG 20.68:1
21.019.918.7
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EAL
3%
LA AVG 13.81%
5%4%2%
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FSM eligible
21%
LA AVG 27.09%
24%21%18%
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SEN
12%
LA AVG 17.42%
21%15%10%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
6%
England
5%
5%4%3%
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Persistent absence
12%
LA
15%
England
13%
12%8%4%
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Overview

AddressSchool Lane, Boughton-under-Blean, Faversham, ME13 9AW
Telephone01227751431
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.5:1
Religious characterMethodist

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Finance£6459 spend / pupil£6566 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
2024/2574%26%203
2023/2468%10%203
2022/2365%19%+1.20-0.20-1.90203
2018/1958%6%-2.00-1.90-0.90203
2017/1870%10%-1.20-0.30+0.30223
2016/1775%3%+0.00-3.10+0.00222
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2583%57%83%30%83%35%91%91%108.0105.0107.012%
2023/2477%39%74%23%74%13%81%81%106.0104.0108.018%
2022/2381%45%81%29%71%23%84%77%108.0104.0107.014%
2018/1971%16%68%23%77%23%77%68%104.0105.0104.021%
2017/1878%20%80%20%86%24%82%86%104.0105.0106.014%
2016/1778%22%78%3%78%28%78%84%105.0106.0107.010%

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
2024/2520319.512%3%21%5%12%
2023/2420319.818%3%21%5%12%
2022/2320320.814%3%24%5%10%
2021/2220020.514%3%20%5%10%
2020/2120521.013%2%23%
2018/1920320.521%5%18%4%5%
2017/1822318.714%5%19%4%4%
2016/1722220.010%5%18%3%5%

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