Sheldwich Primary School | Primary in Faversham, Swale | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Sheldwich Primary School

Primary

Swale · Faversham · ME13 0LU http://www.sheldwich.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
246
cap. 210
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

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

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
21 May 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

3 reports
10 Jul 2018
Monitoring visit
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8 Nov 2012
Full inspectionOutstanding
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14 Feb 2012
Academy conversion letter
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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
88%
+14pp
LA
63%
England
63%
88%77%66%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
19%
+7pp
LA
10%
England
8%
19%11%3%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
91%
Reading higher standard
59%
Writing expected standard
91%
Writing higher standard
22%
Maths expected standard
91%
Maths higher standard
34%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
84%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
44%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
110.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
262
cap. 210
267261254
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Pupil : teacher ratio
25.4
LA AVG 20.68:1
25.924.222.6
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EAL
3%
LA AVG 13.81%
4%3%2%
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FSM eligible
10%
LA AVG 27.09%
10%7%5%
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SEN
7%
LA AVG 17.42%
10%7%5%
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Overall absence
3%
LA
6%
England
5%
5%4%2%
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Persistent absence
5%
LA
15%
England
13%
12%7%2%
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Overview

AddressLees Court Road, Sheldwich, Faversham, ME13 0LU
Telephone01795532779
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.4:1
Religious characterDoes not apply

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Finance£5924 spend / pupil£5786 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView 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
2024/2588%19%262
2023/2474%12%259
2022/2367%7%+2.40-2.30-0.30267
2018/1982%3%+1.40-0.10-1.20267
2017/1882%18%+1.10+0.40-2.40266
2016/1766%3%-2.00+0.90-2.80254
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2591%59%91%22%91%34%97%84%110.0108.0108.07%
2023/2488%41%85%18%79%21%100%74%107.0105.0105.05%
2022/2390%60%80%7%83%30%100%80%110.0106.0107.05%
2018/1991%32%88%21%85%18%100%88%107.0105.0106.09%
2017/1897%44%100%38%82%29%100%94%110.0105.0107.010%
2016/1775%31%94%31%78%19%97%78%105.0103.0105.08%

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.

Became an academy 1 Sep 2011 (was URN 118349)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2526225.47%3%10%3%5%
2023/2425922.85%3%8%4%7%
2022/2326725.95%2%8%3%5%
2021/2226625.95%3%8%5%12%
2020/2125625.07%2%6%
2018/1926723.39%3%5%3%3%
2017/1826623.810%3%5%2%2%
2016/1725422.68%4%6%2%2%

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