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EnglandSouth EastSevenoaksBR8 7BUSt Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary

St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary

Sevenoaks · Swanley · BR8 7BU http://www.st-marys-swanley.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
286
cap. 210
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
286
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
286
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School · Primary · Kent

Finance£6337 spend / pupil£6792 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
59%
+20pp
80%60%39%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
7%
+1pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
14%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
69%
LA AVG 70.35%
SPAG higher standard
17%
LA AVG 24.79%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 104.19
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
286
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
20%
FSM eligible
50%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
23%

Contact

Address
St Mary's Road, Swanley, BR8 7BU
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
2024/2559%7%66%14%76%17%72%21%76%69%104.0102.0103.021%286
2023/2439%6%61%19%77%19%45%16%87%55%102.0101.0103.017%280
2022/2342%0%54%15%81%0%73%8%88%46%103.0102.0100.0-3.10+0.20-2.6019%247
2018/1963%7%67%19%89%15%78%11%78%78%101.0102.0105.0-2.00+2.30-1.2016%230
2017/1880%4%84%24%88%24%92%8%84%88%105.0104.0107.0+2.60+3.80+1.5016%233
2016/1763%11%68%21%89%32%95%32%79%95%105.0107.0110.0+2.00+4.40+3.7012%234

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
2024/2528620.221%20%50%6%23%
2023/2428019.417%14%53%8%24%
2022/2324719.419%14%55%9%32%
2021/2222918.418%17%48%8%30%
2020/2121616.018%15%39%
2018/1923019.216%15%45%7%23%
2017/1823319.416%16%46%8%27%
2016/1723424.312%12%48%7%23%

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