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EnglandSouth EastSwaleME12 1ETWest Minster Primary School
Primary

West Minster Primary School

Primary

Swale · Sheerness · ME12 1ET www.swfed.co.uk

Pupils
472
cap. 570
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
472
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
472
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/12/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of West Minster Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
66%
-10pp
82%73%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
14%
+8pp
20%12%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
22%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
29%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
34%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
472
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
66%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
26%

Contact

Address
St George's Avenue, Sheerness, ME12 1ET
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%14%71%29%78%22%81%29%81%75%105.0107.0106.018%472
2023/2476%6%84%39%80%9%86%29%87%73%107.0107.0105.022%504
2022/2381%4%84%19%88%7%88%38%90%78%105.0107.0107.0+0.30+0.90+2.9021%508
2018/1963%9%74%21%75%11%91%33%75%88%105.0108.0109.0+1.50-0.70+4.4014%489
2017/1882%20%82%32%83%23%92%45%87%82%107.0110.0110.0+3.40+3.00+6.4012%495
2016/1778%12%88%26%81%16%91%48%90%91%106.0109.0111.0+4.80+2.40+6.8012%462

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
2024/2547219.618%2%66%8%26%
2023/2450419.922%3%67%8%26%
2022/2350817.721%3%60%7%26%
2021/2252120.619%4%57%9%33%
2020/2151119.018%3%50%
2018/1948918.814%4%49%6%17%
2017/1849519.812%4%49%6%17%
2016/1746216.212%4%52%5%14%

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