Istead Rise Primary School | School performance

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

208

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

208

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

208

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/02/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityKent

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio26.4:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Istead Rise Primary School · Primary · Kent

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

83%

+6pp

83%76%68%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 83%

RWM higher standard

0pp

15%11%7%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

87%

Reading higher standard

37%

Writing expected standard

90%

Writing higher standard

20%

Maths expected standard

87%

Maths higher standard

47%

Science expected standard

90%

SPAG expected standard

67%

SPAG higher standard

17%

Reading scaled score

107.0

Maths scaled score

108.0

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

208

Pupil : teacher ratio

26.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

14%

SEN

10%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

11%

Contact

Address

Downs Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA13 9HG

Local authority

Kent

Website

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Telephone

01474833177

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	83%	7%	87%	37%	90%	20%	87%	47%	90%	67%	107.0	108.0	102.0	—	—	—	10%	208
2023/24	77%	7%	87%	33%	90%	23%	80%	20%	90%	73%	107.0	106.0	104.0	—	—	—	10%	208
2022/23	73%	10%	90%	28%	87%	18%	82%	22%	87%	77%	107.0	106.0	104.0	+0.10	+0.10	-0.90	11%	243
2018/19	80%	15%	85%	40%	84%	29%	84%	51%	93%	80%	107.0	108.0	105.0	+3.30	+2.60	+3.80	16%	306
2017/18	68%	8%	78%	22%	80%	26%	72%	16%	82%	72%	104.0	102.0	103.0	+2.20	+4.40	+1.50	—	332
2016/17	58%	3%	76%	27%	76%	12%	67%	12%	76%	76%	106.0	103.0	107.0	+4.40	+2.10	+1.20	12%	326

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	208	23.1	10%	1%	14%	5%	11%
2023/24	208	18.9	10%	0%	17%	6%	14%
2022/23	243	22.7	11%	2%	16%	6%	16%
2021/22	242	22.2	11%	2%	21%	8%	26%
2020/21	261	20.5	11%	3%	25%	—	—
2018/19	306	25.3	16%	7%	22%	6%	17%
2017/18	—	22.9	—	—	—	5%	13%
2016/17	326	27.2	12%	11%	20%	5%	16%