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EnglandSouth EastGraveshamME3 7JLHigham Primary School
Primary

Higham Primary School

Primary

Gravesham · Rochester · ME3 7JL www.higham.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
211
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
211
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
211
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/01/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Higham Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
57%
+5pp
76%58%40%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
3%
+3pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
57%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
63%
SPAG higher standard
7%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
211
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
School Lane, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7JL
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
2024/2557%3%73%23%73%13%57%10%80%63%105.0101.0102.010%211
2023/2452%0%69%17%72%0%72%10%83%59%105.0102.0102.07%209
2022/2340%3%67%7%63%3%50%7%80%37%102.0100.099.0-3.80-3.10-5.708%208
2018/1965%13%71%26%84%13%77%29%87%81%105.0105.0107.0+0.20-1.00-0.507%210
2017/1876%10%79%28%76%14%76%31%79%69%105.0106.0106.0-0.60-0.20+0.608%213
2016/1773%10%77%30%87%13%90%30%90%80%105.0107.0106.0+1.50+1.00+2.506%212

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
2024/2521119.710%6%14%5%12%
2023/2420923.47%3%14%6%13%
2022/2320821.78%2%12%5%12%
2021/2220821.79%1%10%4%10%
2020/2120617.68%2%11%
2018/1921019.37%1%9%4%8%
2017/1821318.28%3%8%3%4%
2016/1721220.66%3%10%4%5%

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