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EnglandSouth EastDoverCT3 1HBPreston Primary School
Primary

Preston Primary School

Primary

Dover · Canterbury · CT3 1HB www.prestonprimary.org.uk

Pupils
122
cap. 133
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
122
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
122
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Preston Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
63%
-22pp
89%76%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
11%
+6pp
37%21%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
47%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
37%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
122
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Mill Lane, Preston, Canterbury, CT3 1HB
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
2024/2563%11%79%47%79%16%84%32%100%84%108.0107.0107.020%122
2023/2485%5%100%45%90%15%95%40%100%85%109.0107.0107.017%119
2022/2376%5%95%29%81%10%90%48%95%76%108.0108.0105.0+2.40+0.10+2.9015%117
2018/1989%37%95%58%89%47%89%53%89%95%109.0109.0110.0+4.40+3.90+4.1017%128
2017/1882%12%88%41%100%18%94%35%76%65%108.0108.0106.0+5.30+4.20+5.0018%125
2016/1768%11%68%42%74%11%74%42%74%68%105.0105.0102.0+2.20+1.60+3.5028%119

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
2024/2512218.720%4%12%4%10%
2023/2411918.517%4%12%4%12%
2022/2311719.915%2%10%4%10%
2021/2212821.813%3%15%6%15%
2020/2112822.212%4%13%
2018/1912822.217%4%12%3%
2017/1812516.418%3%15%3%5%
2016/1711918.728%2%17%3%5%

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