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EnglandSouth EastMaidstoneME17 3HTSutton Valence Primary School
Primary

Sutton Valence Primary School

Primary

Maidstone · Maidstone · ME17 3HT http://www.sutton-valence.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
205
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
205
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
205
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Sutton Valence Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
54%
+4pp
62%53%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
0%
-4pp
29%15%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
18%
Writing expected standard
61%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
54%
Maths higher standard
7%
Science expected standard
71%
SPAG expected standard
61%
SPAG higher standard
18%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
205
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
29%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
26%

Contact

Address
North Street, Sutton Valence, Maidstone, ME17 3HT
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
2024/2554%0%68%18%61%4%54%7%71%61%102.0100.0102.012%205
2023/2450%4%77%31%73%4%58%12%85%73%106.0101.0103.014%205
2022/2343%0%67%7%70%0%50%0%83%57%103.0101.0101.0-3.80-1.20-4.808%205
2018/1952%3%68%26%61%3%71%13%81%74%103.0102.0105.0-0.90-3.10-1.8010%191
2017/1862%29%71%38%81%33%71%29%86%76%105.0104.0106.0+0.40+1.70-0.408%177
2016/1757%10%73%17%73%10%60%20%83%73%102.0101.0103.0-1.00-2.60-1.507%190

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
2024/2520525.612%13%29%7%26%
2023/2420520.914%13%26%6%20%
2022/2320522.38%12%20%6%19%
2021/2220626.48%8%21%6%19%
2020/2120021.710%8%19%
2018/1919121.910%9%16%4%10%
2017/1817720.88%8%19%4%11%
2016/1719016.87%11%15%4%9%

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