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EnglandSouth EastMaidstoneME14 2JGSandling Primary School
Primary

Sandling Primary School

Primary

Maidstone · Maidstone · ME14 2JG http://www.sandling.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
416
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
416
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
416
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/02/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Sandling Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
67%
-10pp
77%70%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
10%
+2pp
15%12%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
18%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
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
416
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Ashburnham Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2JG
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
2024/2567%10%82%33%87%15%68%20%87%73%106.0103.0104.014%416
2023/2477%8%92%50%87%13%89%31%95%90%108.0107.0107.011%417
2022/2362%8%82%39%85%13%70%20%100%82%106.0103.0105.0+0.00+0.40-2.1012%421
2018/1975%15%80%32%90%27%92%31%97%86%105.0107.0107.0-1.20+0.20+0.008%423
2017/1868%15%82%37%93%22%75%23%97%80%107.0104.0106.0+1.00+0.80-1.106%424
2016/1780%7%92%43%100%18%84%20%100%89%107.0105.0107.0+1.90+1.80-0.606%423

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
2024/2541624.914%12%7%4%9%
2023/2441724.211%14%6%4%5%
2022/2342124.212%9%5%4%7%
2021/2241921.711%8%5%4%10%
2020/2141826.610%9%6%
2018/1942325.08%8%7%3%4%
2017/1842423.16%7%8%3%2%
2016/1742322.46%7%8%3%4%

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