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EnglandSouth EastMedwayME4 3STSt Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Primary

St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School

Primary

Medway · Chatham · ME4 3ST http://www.st-marys-island-cofe-primary-school.co.uk

Pupils
674
cap. 630
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
674
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
674
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityMedway
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School · Primary · Medway

Finance£5605 spend / pupil£5666 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
71%
+2pp
83%74%64%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
10%
+1pp
17%13%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
78%
LA AVG 66.26%
SPAG higher standard
33%
LA AVG 22.65%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 104.91
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 103.93
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
674
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
27%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Island Way West, St Mary's Island, Chatham, ME4 3ST
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%10%79%37%77%13%83%40%80%78%107.0107.0107.016%674
2023/2469%9%77%24%80%14%77%30%86%77%106.0105.0105.014%681
2022/2364%8%73%24%76%11%76%35%78%84%104.0105.0106.0-1.70-1.00-0.7012%671
2018/1983%12%88%29%88%19%90%31%90%78%106.0107.0105.0-1.60-2.00-0.8011%458
2017/1875%17%75%37%80%22%82%33%78%73%105.0106.0105.0-0.80-1.40-0.2013%421
2016/1752%7%68%22%82%10%62%15%85%70%103.0103.0105.0-1.80-0.80-2.5012%421

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
2024/2567424.916%27%13%6%14%
2023/2468126.214%28%12%6%15%
2022/2367125.012%27%13%6%18%
2021/2263924.313%26%15%6%17%
2020/2157825.010%20%14%
2018/1945824.111%13%6%4%8%
2017/1842123.313%10%7%3%5%
2016/1742124.012%8%9%4%7%

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