Rodmersham School | Primary in Sittingbourne, Swale | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Rodmersham School

Primary

Swale · Sittingbourne · ME9 0PS www.rodmersham.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
128
cap. 70
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
10 Jul 2024
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

5 reports
27 Nov 2019
Monitoring visit
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21 Sep 2011
Full inspectionOutstanding
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5 Mar 2009
Full inspectionSatisfactory
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Swale. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
72%
-6pp
LA
63%
England
63%
100%86%72%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
6%
-11pp
LA
10%
England
8%
21%14%6%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

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

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
44%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
100%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
56%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
110.0

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
131
cap. 70
13211597
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.7
LA AVG 20.68:1
21.518.114.8
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EAL
5%
LA AVG 13.81%
5%3%2%
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FSM eligible
13%
LA AVG 27.09%
13%8%3%
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SEN
21%
LA AVG 17.42%
21%15%9%
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Overall absence
6%
LA
6%
England
5%
7%5%3%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
13%
LA
15%
England
13%
19%16%13%
'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressRodmersham Green, Sittingbourne, ME9 0PS
Telephone01795423776
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.7:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£7145 spend / pupil£7561 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

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 prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2572%6%131
2023/2478%17%132
2022/2385%8%+1.50-0.20+1.10117
2018/1994%18%+0.80-0.70+1.90105
2017/18100%7%+2.60+1.20+4.1099
2016/17100%21%+0.90-0.70+4.6097
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2589%44%78%11%89%22%100%100%108.0107.0110.021%
2023/2489%44%78%17%89%28%78%89%109.0108.0109.014%
2022/2392%38%85%15%92%38%92%85%108.0107.0107.012%
2018/1994%47%100%18%100%47%100%100%108.0110.0108.016%
2017/18100%21%100%14%100%50%100%100%108.0109.0109.016%
2016/17100%50%100%21%100%79%100%100%110.0113.0111.013%

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
2024/2513118.721%5%13%6%13%
2023/2413218.914%4%7%5%12%
2022/2311716.712%3%4%6%14%
2021/2210214.89%2%3%7%19%
2020/2110117.213%2%5%
2018/1910521.516%2%3%2%
2017/189920.516%3%4%3%4%
2016/179717.913%2%6%3%

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