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EnglandSouth EastMedwayME3 7PUSt Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe
Primary

St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe

Primary

Medway · Rochester · ME3 7PU www.sthelens.medway.sch.uk/

Pupils
189
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
189
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
189
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityMedway
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe · Primary · Medway

Finance£6578 spend / pupil£6506 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
71%
+6pp
90%78%65%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
3%
-9pp
13%8%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
52%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
87%
LA AVG 66.26%
SPAG higher standard
45%
LA AVG 22.65%
Reading scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 104.91
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 103.93
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
189
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Church Street, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7PU
Local authority
Medway
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
2024/2571%3%84%52%84%3%77%26%94%87%108.0105.0109.014%189
2023/2465%12%85%31%88%23%73%19%92%81%107.0105.0106.015%193
2022/2372%6%78%34%91%31%84%9%81%84%106.0104.0107.0+1.70+4.90+0.7014%211
2018/1990%13%93%50%97%17%90%30%97%87%109.0106.0107.0+4.30+1.80+1.5012%208
2017/1870%3%82%9%91%9%79%15%85%82%104.0104.0104.0-0.70+0.30-0.4011%211
2016/1777%4%92%31%85%12%88%12%92%96%106.0105.0107.0+1.10-0.60-0.4010%202

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
2024/2518923.614%3%20%6%16%
2023/2419318.615%3%20%7%18%
2022/2321122.414%2%21%7%18%
2021/2220720.79%2%19%7%21%
2020/2120922.29%3%20%
2018/1920821.212%3%24%4%9%
2017/1821120.711%1%22%4%10%
2016/1720221.510%2%21%4%11%

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