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EnglandSouth EastMedwayME5 9TFHorsted Junior School
Primary

Horsted Junior School

Primary

Medway · Chatham · ME5 9TF www.horstedschool.co.uk

Pupils
250
cap. 248
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
250
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
250
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityMedway
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio26.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Horsted Junior School · Primary · Medway

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
74%
-6pp
80%75%70%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
RWM higher standard
8%
-6pp
21%15%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
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
250
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Barberry Avenue, Chatham, ME5 9TF
Local authority
Medway
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
2024/2574%8%87%33%87%11%85%28%92%84%106.0107.0105.019%250
2023/2480%14%91%39%86%22%89%42%88%77%108.0108.0107.017%251
2022/2371%13%77%27%85%16%85%35%87%82%106.0106.0105.0-0.40+0.70+0.5016%249
2018/1975%21%85%39%84%31%93%36%97%82%107.0107.0109.0-0.80-1.40-0.9021%248
2017/1870%10%97%31%80%23%80%28%89%79%107.0105.0107.0+0.40-1.40-1.3020%244
2016/1776%13%82%35%89%37%85%24%95%87%106.0106.0108.0-0.20+1.30-0.5017%250

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
2024/2525026.819%12%20%4%7%
2023/2425125.417%11%16%4%8%
2022/2324924.516%12%17%4%10%
2021/2224621.216%8%17%4%8%
2020/2124522.119%6%19%
2018/1924825.821%4%18%3%4%
2017/1824421.820%4%15%3%4%
2016/1725022.417%4%15%3%4%

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