St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School | Primary in Faversham, Swale | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School

Primary

Swale · Faversham · ME13 8AP https://www.smcschool.co.uk/

Pupils
208
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

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

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
8 Jul 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
5 Mar 2024
School inspection
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10 Jul 2018
Full inspectionOutstanding
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

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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
45%
-7pp
LA
63%
England
63%
85%65%45%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
10%
-6pp
LA
10%
England
8%
20%15%10%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
52%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
55%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
61%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
58%
SPAG expected standard
48%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
13%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
100.0

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
211
cap. 210
211210208
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Pupil : teacher ratio
19.2
LA AVG 20.68:1
23.921.519.2
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EAL
8%
LA AVG 13.81%
12%9%7%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
39%
LA AVG 27.09%
45%40%36%
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SEN
18%
LA AVG 17.42%
18%15%13%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
6%
England
5%
6%5%4%
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Persistent absence
18%
LA
15%
England
13%
18%12%6%
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Overview

AddressOrchard Place, Faversham, ME13 8AP
Telephone01795532496
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.2:1
Religious characterChurch of England
Finance£6773 spend / pupil£7076 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
2024/2545%10%211
2023/2452%16%209
2022/2360%20%+0.40+2.70+0.00208
2018/1979%14%+4.60+5.80+4.10204
2017/1885%12%+5.50+6.70+4.50200
2016/1777%20%+5.70+3.60+4.50199
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2552%23%55%19%61%19%58%48%102.0103.0100.018%
2023/2465%19%61%29%58%26%71%45%103.0102.0100.017%
2022/2377%37%87%23%63%37%87%63%105.0104.0103.013%
2018/1986%31%90%34%93%17%86%79%106.0106.0106.012%
2017/1892%23%88%31%88%23%77%77%106.0104.0104.0
2016/1790%40%77%27%87%30%77%77%107.0106.0104.09%

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 20 Aug 2014 (was URN 133663)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2521119.218%8%39%5%18%
2023/2420923.217%7%45%6%18%
2022/2320823.913%12%38%5%12%
2021/2220821.713%10%37%6%13%
2020/2120920.513%10%36%
2018/1920421.312%9%29%4%7%
2017/1820.84%6%
2016/1719919.99%4%30%4%6%

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