Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2023
Overview of Lift St James the Great · Primary · Kent
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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2024/25
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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 | 79% | 11% | 82% | 54% | 82% | 11% | 86% | 21% | 86% | 71% | 110.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 | — | — | — | 20% | 192 |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 3% | 80% | 30% | 80% | 7% | 83% | 7% | 73% | 80% | 107.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 | — | — | — | 19% | 221 |
| 2022/23 | 67% | 5% | 71% | 29% | 81% | 14% | 71% | 24% | 76% | 62% | 103.0 | 104.0 | 99.0 | +2.20 | +3.90 | +3.50 | 18% | 197 |
| 2018/19 | 80% | 8% | 88% | 32% | 88% | 24% | 84% | 36% | 88% | 92% | 105.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 | +0.40 | +1.10 | +1.20 | 17% | 210 |
| 2017/18 | 64% | 4% | 68% | 14% | 71% | 7% | 82% | 14% | 71% | 68% | 102.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 | -1.00 | +1.20 | +1.10 | 16% | 225 |
| 2016/17 | 57% | 0% | 65% | 4% | 78% | 9% | 65% | 9% | 87% | 52% | 100.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 | -5.40 | -0.70 | -1.50 | 18% | 213 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 192 | 17.5 | 20% | 9% | 51% | 7% | 29% |
| 2023/24 | 221 | 22.4 | 19% | 9% | 49% | 7% | 20% |
| 2022/23 | 197 | 17.4 | 18% | 5% | 47% | 6% | 18% |
| 2021/22 | 197 | 18.6 | 24% | 5% | 48% | 6% | 18% |
| 2020/21 | 204 | 23.1 | 16% | 5% | 43% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 210 | 26.0 | 17% | 1% | 41% | 5% | 12% |
| 2017/18 | 225 | 20.9 | 16% | 2% | 39% | 5% | 13% |
| 2016/17 | 213 | 19.5 | 18% | 2% | 47% | 4% | 11% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.