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EnglandSouth EastCanterburyCT5 2PHSwalecliffe Community Primary School
Primary

Swalecliffe Community Primary School

Primary

Canterbury · Whitstable · CT5 2PH http://www.swalecliffeprimary.org

Pupils
500
cap. 630
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
500
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
500
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Swalecliffe Community Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
52%
-8pp
84%68%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
RWM higher standard
6%
-1pp
18%12%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
30%
Maths expected standard
58%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
60%
SPAG higher standard
12%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
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
500
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Bridgefield Road, Swalecliffe, Whitstable, CT5 2PH
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
2024/2552%6%74%19%86%30%58%13%88%60%104.0101.0102.013%500
2023/2460%7%80%31%80%19%65%13%86%74%107.0103.0106.013%544
2022/2360%18%72%32%77%28%68%20%76%72%104.0103.0105.0-2.20+0.70-3.2013%581
2018/1976%12%81%36%93%34%89%21%90%87%106.0105.0108.0+1.10+3.00+0.1010%626
2017/1884%18%88%51%91%30%88%27%85%89%108.0106.0109.0+2.00+1.30+0.809%634
2016/1772%12%79%32%82%20%78%26%87%81%105.0104.0108.0+0.10+0.20-0.608%641

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
2024/2550019.313%2%18%6%17%
2023/2454422.713%2%19%6%17%
2022/2358122.213%2%19%6%15%
2021/2258622.112%2%18%8%24%
2020/2160022.512%2%17%
2018/1962625.910%2%13%4%6%
2017/1863422.89%2%13%3%5%
2016/1764124.68%2%13%3%4%

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