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EnglandSouth EastSwaleME13 0LUSheldwich Primary School
Primary

Sheldwich Primary School

Primary

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

Pupils
262
cap. 210
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
88%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
262
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
88%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
262
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 21/05/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Sheldwich Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
88%
+14pp
88%78%67%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 88%
RWM higher standard
19%
+7pp
19%11%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 19%

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%
SPAG higher standard
44%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
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
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
10%
SEN
7%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Lees Court Road, Sheldwich, Faversham, ME13 0LU
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
2024/2588%19%91%59%91%22%91%34%97%84%110.0108.0108.07%262
2023/2474%12%88%41%85%18%79%21%100%74%107.0105.0105.05%259
2022/2367%7%90%60%80%7%83%30%100%80%110.0106.0107.0+2.40-2.30-0.305%267
2018/1982%3%91%32%88%21%85%18%100%88%107.0105.0106.0+1.40-0.10-1.209%267
2017/1882%18%97%44%100%38%82%29%100%94%110.0105.0107.0+1.10+0.40-2.4010%266
2016/1766%3%75%31%94%31%78%19%97%78%105.0103.0105.0-2.00+0.90-2.808%254

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
2024/2526225.47%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.