Warden House Primary School | Primary in Deal, Dover | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Warden House Primary School

Primary

Dover · Deal · CT14 9SF http://www.warden-house.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
380
cap. 420
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
18 Mar 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Requires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires Improvement
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
2 Dec 2014
Full inspectionOutstanding
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4 Jan 2013
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

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This school is in Dover. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
42%
+5pp
LA
63%
England
63%
71%54%37%
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RWM higher
2%
0pp
LA
10%
England
8%
12%7%1%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
60%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
56%
Maths higher standard
6%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
54%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
13%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
100.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
399
cap. 420
442417392
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Pupil : teacher ratio
21.2
LA AVG 20.68:1
23.221.820.4
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EAL
3%
LA AVG 13.81%
3%2%1%
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FSM eligible
43%
LA AVG 27.09%
43%36%30%
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SEN
14%
LA AVG 17.42%
14%10%7%
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Overall absence
6%
LA
6%
England
5%
7%5%4%
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Persistent absence
17%
LA
15%
England
13%
21%14%8%
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Overview

AddressBirdwood Avenue, Deal, CT14 9SF
Telephone01304375040
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.2:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6298 spend / pupil£7068 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

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 prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2542%2%399
2023/2437%2%392
2022/2349%1%-3.80-3.20-3.90437
2018/1969%3%-0.70-1.10-0.60440
2017/1871%12%-0.50-1.90-0.10442
2016/1768%7%+0.60+0.60+0.10432
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2572%24%60%4%56%6%87%54%103.0100.0101.014%
2023/2461%16%55%2%55%12%69%57%102.0101.0101.08%
2022/2365%14%72%3%66%11%97%70%103.0101.0102.07%
2018/1976%19%81%12%86%20%92%76%104.0105.0105.09%
2017/1883%32%78%19%86%22%83%78%105.0105.0107.08%
2016/1777%21%81%16%81%19%84%77%104.0104.0105.08%

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.

Became an academy 1 Jan 2013 (was URN 118390)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2539921.214%3%43%6%17%
2023/2439223.28%2%42%6%19%
2022/2343721.17%2%37%7%21%
2021/2243721.67%1%37%6%21%
2020/2144220.48%0%36%
2018/1944022.79%1%30%4%10%
2017/1844221.98%2%31%4%8%
2016/1743222.58%2%31%4%10%

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