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EnglandSouth EastSwaleME10 3QNSunny Bank Primary School
Primary

Sunny Bank Primary School

Primary

Swale · Sittingbourne · ME10 3QN www.sunnybank.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
228
cap. 315
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
228
Pupils · 2024/25
25%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
228
Pupils · 2024/25
25%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio28.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Sunny Bank Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
71%
-4pp
75%66%56%
'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
7%
-12pp
19%13%6%
'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
14%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
64%
SPAG higher standard
14%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
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
228
Pupil : teacher ratio
28.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
25%
FSM eligible
50%
SEN
39%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
22%

Contact

Address
Sunny Bank, Murston, Sittingbourne, ME10 3QN
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
2024/2571%7%75%14%82%18%75%14%89%64%104.0103.0103.039%228
2023/2475%19%94%56%75%38%81%25%88%63%111.0104.0102.032%200
2022/2356%6%81%47%63%9%63%16%66%75%108.0102.0105.0+5.30-0.90+0.8024%194

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
2024/2522825.939%25%50%7%22%
2023/2420022.932%28%57%10%27%
2022/2319423.824%26%55%9%28%
2021/2222221.627%20%57%11%39%
2020/2125620.127%21%50%

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