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EnglandSouth EastSwaleME9 7LBNewington Church of England Primary School
Primary

Newington Church of England Primary School

Primary

Swale · Sittingbourne · ME9 7LB www.newington.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
248
cap. 236
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
248
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
248
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Newington Church of England Primary School · Primary · Kent

Finance£7556 spend / pupil£7701 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
73%
+21pp
73%59%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
0%
-12pp
12%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
78%
LA AVG 70.35%
SPAG higher standard
4%
LA AVG 24.79%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 104.19
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
248
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
37%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
23%

Contact

Address
School Lane, Newington, Sittingbourne, ME9 7LB
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
2024/2573%0%85%33%81%12%81%15%85%78%106.0105.0103.017%248
2023/2452%12%50%12%68%12%69%15%76%46%100.0103.0100.020%249
2022/2345%7%55%31%72%10%62%14%83%48%103.0100.0100.0+1.70+2.50+0.0021%252
2018/1946%4%58%27%65%27%73%8%77%69%102.0102.0103.0-2.40-1.00-2.7019%165
2017/1850%4%50%25%67%38%58%8%75%46%103.0100.0101.0-0.70+1.70-2.7022%171
2016/1755%3%62%31%76%10%59%14%93%66%103.0103.0103.0-1.60-1.70-2.0022%180

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
2024/2524819.717%3%37%7%23%
2023/2424921.720%4%44%8%28%
2022/2325222.021%4%41%10%38%
2021/2219616.121%3%39%9%33%
2020/2118916.214%5%34%
2018/1916516.019%5%28%5%16%
2017/1817117.322%3%30%5%17%
2016/1718015.122%1%30%6%24%

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