Swalecliffe Community Primary School

Type Primary / Foundation school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Bridgefield Road
Swalecliffe
Whitstable
Kent
CT5 2PH
Phone 01227272101
Reference Number 118558

General Makeup

Number of pupils 544
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.96%
Girls: 45.04%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 18.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 24.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 36 38 74
2 43 31 74
3 50 39 89
4 43 31 74
5 42 37 79
6 43 42 85

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 82%
Unclassified 8.6%
White, Other 2.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.8%
White & Asian 1.5%
Mixed, Other 1.3%
White & Black (African) 0.6%
Asian, Other 0.4%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-10-18
Date Description Report
2023-09-13 School inspection School inspection
2018-01-31 Short inspection Short inspection
2013-06-27 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-05-17 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-11-15 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-07-14 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 60% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 18% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104 Unlock Unlock
Maths 103 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -2.2 Unlock Unlock
Writing 0.7 Unlock Unlock
Maths -3.2 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 44 3
Third Preference 24 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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