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EnglandSouth EastTonbridge and MallingME18 5EAWateringbury Church of England Primary School
Primary

Wateringbury Church of England Primary School

Primary

Tonbridge and Malling · Maidstone · ME18 5EA www.wateringbury.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
151
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
151
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
151
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Wateringbury Church of England Primary School · Primary · Kent

Finance£6857 spend / pupil£6925 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
66%
+5pp
67%53%39%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
10%
+4pp
11%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
24%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
62%
LA AVG 70.35%
SPAG higher standard
24%
LA AVG 24.79%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 104.19
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
151
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
26%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
22%

Contact

Address
147 Bow Road, Wateringbury, Maidstone, ME18 5EA
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
2024/2566%10%79%34%83%24%79%21%93%62%105.0104.0104.018%151
2023/2461%6%71%32%77%16%71%19%87%61%106.0104.0103.014%173
2022/2339%0%61%25%82%0%46%4%75%68%104.0101.0103.0-1.40+0.60-3.0014%175
2018/1950%7%64%18%75%7%75%14%89%64%102.0103.0101.0-4.30-3.40-1.709%205
2017/1867%11%83%42%72%14%89%36%81%72%108.0107.0106.0-0.80-2.90-0.609%197
2016/1767%15%82%58%85%15%82%36%85%79%110.0106.0108.0+3.40-0.10+0.108%199

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
2024/2515120.118%7%26%7%22%
2023/2417318.014%6%23%7%17%
2022/2317520.114%6%18%6%17%
2021/2217420.012%5%17%8%23%
2020/2118118.77%3%16%
2018/1920523.69%2%14%4%12%
2017/1819720.39%2%13%3%4%
2016/1719919.38%1%8%4%8%

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