Kemsley Primary Academy | Primary in Sittingbourne, Swale | Ofsted & DfE

57%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

225

Pupils · 2024/25

20%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

57%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

225

Pupils · 2024/25

20%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

57%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

225

Pupils · 2024/25

20%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 23/10/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityKent

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio24.5:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Kemsley Primary Academy · Primary · Kent

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

57%

-2pp

77%67%57%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 57%

RWM higher standard

+3pp

10%7%3%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

70%

Reading higher standard

17%

Writing expected standard

73%

Writing higher standard

27%

Maths expected standard

63%

Maths higher standard

10%

Science expected standard

80%

SPAG expected standard

60%

SPAG higher standard

20%

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

101.0

GPS scaled score

101.0

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

225

Pupil : teacher ratio

24.5

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

20%

FSM eligible

38%

SEN

21%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

16%

Contact

Address

Coldharbour Lane, Kemsley, Sittingbourne, ME10 2RP

Local authority

Kent

Website

www.kemsley-academy.org

Telephone

01795428689

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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	57%	7%	70%	17%	73%	27%	63%	10%	80%	60%	103.0	101.0	101.0	—	—	—	21%	225
2023/24	59%	4%	70%	11%	78%	15%	70%	15%	81%	70%	104.0	103.0	104.0	—	—	—	21%	224
2022/23	63%	3%	70%	23%	70%	27%	73%	17%	73%	70%	104.0	104.0	104.0	-2.80	+0.00	-1.80	18%	232
2018/19	77%	3%	87%	23%	77%	17%	87%	7%	80%	80%	105.0	104.0	103.0	+2.60	+0.90	+0.60	12%	242
2017/18	71%	10%	81%	45%	74%	19%	81%	19%	77%	77%	107.0	105.0	103.0	+1.90	-0.40	+0.30	24%	248
2016/17	68%	3%	77%	23%	74%	13%	74%	26%	84%	74%	104.0	104.0	104.0	+1.00	+0.10	+0.60	23%	235

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	225	25.1	21%	20%	38%	5%	16%
2023/24	224	25.6	21%	13%	37%	6%	16%
2022/23	232	22.6	18%	16%	35%	8%	22%
2021/22	233	26.6	21%	15%	39%	7%	24%
2020/21	238	21.3	20%	12%	33%	—	—
2018/19	242	22.8	12%	16%	27%	4%	7%
2017/18	248	25.2	24%	8%	26%	4%	7%
2016/17	235	23.2	23%	9%	33%	3%	7%