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More Park Catholic Primary School

Primary Ages 2-11 183 pupils West Malling
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More Park Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in West Malling for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 183 pupils on roll. In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Lucks Hill
West Malling
Kent
ME19 6HN
Phone 01732843047
Reference Number 141472

General Makeup

Number of pupils 183
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.99%
Girls: 53.01%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 15.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 12%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 17.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 15 13 28
2 10 12 22
3 13 16 29
4 20 11 31
5 9 23 32
6 11 17 28

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 76%
White, Other 6.6%
Chinese 3.8%
White & Black (African) 3.3%
African 3.3%
Indian 1.6%
Irish 1.6%
White & Asian 1.1%
Mixed, Other 1.1%
Unclassified 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date 22 Feb 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
22 Feb 2023 School inspection
13 Sep 2017 Short inspection
01 Oct 2014 Academy conversion letter
04 Jul 2013 Full inspection:
Previously as More Park Catholic Primary School
29 Sep 2010 Full inspection:
02 May 2007 Full inspection:
30 Apr 2001 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 72%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 13%

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 107
Maths 107

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 2.5
Writing 1.6
Maths 1.8

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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.

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 10 1
Third Preference 9 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 More Park Catholic Primary School had 203 pupils for 210 places. 7 places (3.3%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Primary - West Malling” planning area

Kent counted 155 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 151 in 2029–30, down 3%.

2015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 210210210210210210210210210210
Pupils 210208205206211202206208202203
Unfilled 0.0%1.0%2.4%1.9%0.0%3.8%1.9%1.0%3.8%3.3%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at More Park Catholic Primary School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.8%2.4%3.0%2.6%1.5%3.4%2.8%3.1%2.9%
Unauthorised absence 0.4%0.6%0.5%0.7%0.2%0.6%1.0%0.7%1.1%
Severely absent pupils 0.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%2.1%0.0%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at More Park Catholic Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.02.01.0
Permanent exclusions 0000000000

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 More Park Catholic Primary School had 18.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 11.711.811.312.111.314.913.511.810.511.68.911.3
Teachers who left state teaching 19.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%26.5%13.9%3.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave –0.0%30.0%30.0%21.4%–0.0%0.0%41.7%9.1%58.3%–
Sick days per teacher –0.00.71.40.8–0.00.05.90.26.6–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 27.3% of pupils at More Park Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Specific learning difficulty 15 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 12 1
Speech, language and communication needs 11 0
Moderate learning difficulty 8 0
Other difficulty or disability 3 0
Physical disability 0 1
Profound and multiple learning difficulty 0 1
Social, emotional and mental health 0 1
Severe learning difficulty 0 1
Vision impairment 1 0

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 More Park Catholic Primary School received £6,838 and spent £6,715 for each of its 203 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £21,000 (£105 per pupil).

Across all 30 schools of Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership, income was £6,963 and spending £6,776 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £83,000£21,000£71,000£69,000£72,000£77,000£21,000
per pupil £396£100£350£340£347£383£105
In-year balance -£81,000-£72,000£38,000£22,000-£17,000£100,000£25,000
per pupil -£385-£352£187£108-£85£497£123

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

Name Distance
West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp
Old Cricket Ground, Norman Road, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6RL
0.47 miles
Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy
Rectory Lane North, Leybourne, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5HD
0.58 miles
Lift St James the Great
Chapman Way, East Malling, Kent, ME19 6SD
0.61 miles
Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase
Derby Drive, Leybourne Chase, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5FF
0.93 miles
Brookfield Infant School
Swallow Road, Larkfield, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 6PY
1.01 miles
Lunsford Primary School
Swallow Road, Larkfield, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 6PY
1.01 miles
Brookfield Junior School
Brookfield Junior School, Swallow Road, Larkfield, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 6PY
1.06 miles
Ditton Church of England Junior School
New Road, Ditton, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 6AE
1.49 miles
Ryarsh Primary School
Birling Road, Ryarsh, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5LS
1.58 miles
The Discovery School
Discovery Drive, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4GJ
1.61 miles
Ditton Infant School
Pear Tree Avenue, Ditton, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 6EB
1.62 miles
Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill
Warwick Way (Off Tower View), Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4AL
1.66 miles
Offham Primary School
Church Road, Offham, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5NX
1.72 miles
Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery
Crispin Way, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4LS
1.84 miles
Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford
Teapot Lane, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7JU
2.06 miles
St Katherine's School & Nursery
St. Katherines Lane, Snodland, Kent, ME6 5EJ
2.22 miles
Snodland CofE Primary School
Roberts Road, Snodland, Kent, ME6 5HL
2.55 miles
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Mount Pleasant, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7BE
2.8 miles
Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes
Holborough Lakes, Pollyfield Close, Snodland, Kent, ME6 5GR
2.91 miles
Trottiscliffe Church of England Primary School
Church Lane, Trottiscliffe, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5EB
3.08 miles
Name Distance
The Malling School
Beech Road, East Malling, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6DH
0.73 miles
Aylesford School
Teapot Lane, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7JU
2.01 miles
The Holmesdale School
Malling Road, Snodland, Kent, ME6 5HS
2.16 miles
Bower Grove School
Fant Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8NL
3.63 miles
St Simon Stock Catholic School
Oakwood Park, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0JP
3.72 miles
Oakwood Park Grammar School
Oakwood Park, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8AH
3.89 miles
St Augustine Academy
Oakwood Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8AE
3.9 miles
The Maplesden Noakes School
Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0TJ
4.09 miles
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0SF
4.19 miles
Serenity School Maidstone
Springfield House, Sandling Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 2LP
4.29 miles
Medway Green School
School Lane, Wouldham, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3TS
4.38 miles
MEPA ACADEMY
27 & 29 Earl Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1PF
4.67 miles
Wrotham School
Borough Green Road, Wrotham, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 7RD
4.71 miles
Grange Park School
Borough Green Road, Wrotham, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 7RD
4.73 miles

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How many pupils does More Park Catholic Primary School have?

More Park Catholic Primary School has 183 pupils on roll.

What age range does More Park Catholic Primary School cover?

More Park Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are More Park Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is More Park Catholic Primary School?

More Park Catholic Primary School is at Lucks Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6HN.

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