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EnglandSouth EastSwaleME10 4SUSouth Avenue Primary School
Primary

South Avenue Primary School

Primary

Swale · Sittingbourne · ME10 4SU www.southavenue.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
413
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
413
Pupils · 2024/25
19%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
413
Pupils · 2024/25
19%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/10/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of South Avenue Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
67%
+8pp
73%62%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
5%
-2pp
10%7%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
62%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
413
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
19%
FSM eligible
38%
SEN
31%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
South Avenue, Sittingbourne, ME10 4SU
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%5%71%34%72%7%78%17%76%62%106.0104.0104.031%413
2023/2459%7%67%26%67%8%74%26%74%56%104.0105.0102.030%410
2022/2350%3%62%22%60%5%77%15%57%67%102.0102.0102.0-0.70-0.40+0.7031%407
2018/1973%10%81%31%77%19%81%31%82%74%106.0107.0106.0+0.40-1.50+0.7023%413
2017/1866%5%73%19%80%17%76%17%83%71%103.0103.0103.0-2.30+0.00-0.9020%415
2016/1753%5%58%13%80%18%63%17%82%68%101.0102.0104.0-6.50-1.70-4.4019%419

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
2024/2541324.131%19%38%5%13%
2023/2441025.830%20%36%7%22%
2022/2340722.731%17%32%8%23%
2021/2242125.232%15%33%7%25%
2020/2141427.225%13%32%
2018/1941326.823%11%32%4%7%
2017/1841530.520%11%34%4%6%
2016/1741926.819%8%33%4%8%

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