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EnglandSouth EastSwaleME9 7AEHolywell Primary School
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Holywell Primary School

Primary

Swale · Sittingbourne · ME9 7AE http://www.holywell.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
206
cap. 210
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
206
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
206
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Holywell Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
84%
+3pp
84%77%69%
'23'24'25
'25 · 84%
RWM higher standard
19%
+9pp
19%13%7%
'23'24'25
'25 · 19%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
94%
Reading higher standard
65%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
94%
Maths higher standard
52%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
90%
SPAG higher standard
42%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
110.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
206
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, ME9 7AE
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
2024/2584%19%94%65%84%19%94%52%90%90%110.0110.0108.011%206
2023/2481%10%87%39%81%13%90%39%90%84%106.0107.0104.010%202
2022/2369%7%86%24%79%10%86%24%86%69%105.0106.0102.0+1.40+1.30+2.9011%196

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
2024/2520624.011%8%15%3%6%
2023/2420224.010%8%13%4%8%
2022/2319623.111%10%13%4%10%
2021/2220321.513%9%17%5%7%
2020/2119520.617%11%13%

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