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St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
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St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
- Primary
- Swanley BR8 7BU
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| The quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Previous inspection grade | Good |
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Foundational Skills: Leaders ensure that teachers deliver the chosen phonics programme with consistency.
Success of the Curriculum: Leaders have created an ambitious and clearly sequenced curriculum.
Areas Needing Improvement: Further work is now required to refine the early years curriculum across this widened Nursery age range.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Leaders provide specific provision to ensure pupils can learn well.
Support for Falling Behind: Pupils who fall behind benefit from a range of effective interventions.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Staff work together as a caring team and have high expectations of behaviour.
Support for SEND Pupils: The specific learning needs of pupils with SEND are quickly identified and appropriate support is provided.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Behaviour is good. If any bullying does occur, pupils know that staff will resolve it quickly.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Leaders tenaciously work with outside agencies to ensure that pupils and their families get the help they need.
Parent Feedback: Staff say that St Mary鈥檚 is a good and happy place to work.
Parental Involvement: Online advent calendar features video clips of staff reading so that families can access this at home.
Extracurricular Activities: Clubs, visits, leadership opportunities, residentials and outside visitors are just a few examples of the well-considered offer.
Outdoor Facilities: Children manage the zips on their coats so they can go outside to play and learn.
Teacher Engagement: Staff work together as a caring team and have high expectations of behaviour.
Impact on Student Progress: Learning is clearly connected and regularly applied so that pupils鈥� knowledge is increasingly deep and well linked.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Leaders ensure that teachers deliver the chosen phonics programme with consistency.
Teaching Staff Challenges: Further work is now required to refine the early years curriculum across this widened Nursery age range.
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About Us
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a Primary, Co-Ed, Church of England school located in Kent, South East.
It has 280 students from age 2-11 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 19 : 1.
At this school, 42% of pupils achieved higher standard in reading, writing & maths at key stage 2.
This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.
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The St. Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is pleased to welcome you.
We would like to convey a sincere welcome to our school from the governors, staff, and students of St. Mary's.
Our school and the high standards we attain make us really proud.
Visitors to the school consistently compliment our children's behaviour, conduct, and accomplishments. We have a dependable, helpful, and experienced staff and governing body.
The school is a place where the kids feel safe and can realise their potential thanks to the professional knowledge and enthusiasm of the teaching and support staff.
In order to keep their spots at our school this year, students from Dartford, St. Paul's Cray, Sidcup, and Crockenhill travelled there. In turn, our students depart in Year 6 to attend a variety of secondary schools, including grammar schools in Dartford and Wilmington.
We offer a comprehensive range of services for gifted students as well as students with special needs, such as on-site speech and language therapy, counselling, support for families, and the utilisation of Key Stage 3 (secondary) instructors to challenge highly talented students.
We recently added on to the school building, and this year, we have more developments planned.
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We would like to convey a sincere welcome to our school from the governors, staff, and students of St. Mary's.
Our school and the high standards we attain make us really proud.
Visitors to the school consistently compliment our children's behaviour, conduct, and accomplishments. We have a dependable, helpful, and experienced staff and governing body.
The school is a place where the kids feel safe and can realise their potential thanks to the professional knowledge and enthusiasm of the teaching and support staff.
In order to keep their spots at our school this year, students from Dartford, St. Paul's Cray, Sidcup, and Crockenhill travelled there. In turn, our students depart in Year 6 to attend a variety of secondary schools, including grammar schools in Dartford and Wilmington.
We offer a comprehensive range of services for gifted students as well as students with special needs, such as on-site speech and language therapy, counselling, support for families, and the utilisation of Key Stage 3 (secondary) instructors to challenge highly talented students.
We recently added on to the school building, and this year, we have more developments planned.
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| Phase of Education | Primary | Primary | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Local Authority Maintained Schools | Local Authority Maintained Schools | Local Authority Maintained Schools |
| 夜来香研究所 grade |
B+
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B-
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A-
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| Ofset report | Good | Good | Good |
| Age range | 2-11 | 3-11 | 5-11 |
| Gender | Co-Ed | Co-Ed | Co-Ed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student teacher ratio | 19.4 | - | 25.6 |
| Proficient Math | 102 | 111 | 106 |
| Proficient Read | 103 | 107 | 107 |
| Grade 5 or above GCSE | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above A Level | - | - | - |
| Day Fees | - | - | - |
Primary Exam Result
View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.
| Average scaled score | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maths | 102 | 99 | 97 |
| Reading | 103 | 100 | 98 |
Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).
| Reading, writing and maths | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 42% | 57.52% | 55.96% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 0% | 8.01% | 7.42% |
Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.
| Subject | Progress score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | -3.1 | Below Average |
| Writing | 0.2 | Average |
| Maths | -2.6 | Below Average |
Exam Result Not Published
Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.
Exam Result Not Published
Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.
Exam Result Not Published
Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.
View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.
| Average scaled score | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maths | 102 2 | 98 | 96 |
| Reading | 101 4 | 98 | 95 |
Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).
| Reading, writing and maths | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 63% 17 | 64.16% | 60.44% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 7% 3 | 11.56% | 9.72% |
Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.
| Subject | Progress score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | -2.0 | Below Average |
| Writing | 2.3 | Above Average |
| Maths | -1.2 | Below Average |
View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.
| Average scaled score | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maths | 104 3 | 96 | 94 |
| Reading | 105 | 98 | 95 |
Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).
| Reading, writing and maths | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 80% 17 | 62.72% | 59.51% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 4% 7 | 10.3% | 9.16% |
Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.
| Subject | Progress score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2.6 | Above Average |
| Writing | 3.8 | Well Above Average |
| Maths | 1.5 | Above Average |
View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.
| Average scaled score | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maths | 107 | 94 | 93 |
| Reading | 105 | 95 | 93 |
Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).
| Reading, writing and maths | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 63% | 59.13% | 56.29% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 11% | 8.77% | 8.19% |
Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.
| Subject | Progress score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2.0 | Above Average |
| Writing | 4.4 | Well Above Average |
| Maths | 3.7 | Above Average |
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Holidays & terms
Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024 |
| Winter Holidays | 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025 |
| Spring Holidays | 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 23rd Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 2nd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024 |
| Spring Term | 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025 |
| Spring Term-2 | 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 22nd Jul 2025 |
Students Teachers
19 : 1
Student teacher ratio at St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Local authority ratio 18 : 1