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Lift St James the Great

Primary

Tonbridge and Malling · East Malling · ME19 6SD http://www.stjamesthegreatacademy.org/

Pupils
192
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
192
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
192
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Lift St James the Great · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
79%
-1pp
80%72%64%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
RWM higher standard
11%
+8pp
11%7%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
54%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
11%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
192
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
51%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
29%

Contact

Address
Chapman Way, East Malling, ME19 6SD
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
2024/2579%11%82%54%82%11%86%21%86%71%110.0107.0104.020%192
2023/2480%3%80%30%80%7%83%7%73%80%107.0105.0103.019%221
2022/2367%5%71%29%81%14%71%24%76%62%103.0104.099.0+2.20+3.90+3.5018%197
2018/1980%8%88%32%88%24%84%36%88%92%105.0107.0109.0+0.40+1.10+1.2017%210
2017/1864%4%68%14%71%7%82%14%71%68%102.0102.0100.0-1.00+1.20+1.1016%225
2016/1757%0%65%4%78%9%65%9%87%52%100.0102.0101.0-5.40-0.70-1.5018%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

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2519217.520%9%51%7%29%
2023/2422122.419%9%49%7%20%
2022/2319717.418%5%47%6%18%
2021/2219718.624%5%48%6%18%
2020/2120423.116%5%43%
2018/1921026.017%1%41%5%12%
2017/1822520.916%2%39%5%13%
2016/1721319.518%2%47%4%11%

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