Primary school

Plaxtol Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Kent
  • TN15 0QD
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 962 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 7%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 20%20%2016/17: top 30%2017/18: top 41%2018/19: top 38%2022/23: top 11%2023/24: top 15%2024/25: top 7%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM85% · South East 64%Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM8% · South East 7%Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score110 · South East 106Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score108 · South East 105Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 70% · 10 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 71% · 14 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 71% · 14 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 71% · 14 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 79% · 14 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 77% · 13 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 85% · 13 pupils · South East 64%85%70%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 10 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 14% · 14 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 0% · 14 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 29% · 14 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 21% · 14 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 23% · 13 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 8% · 13 pupils · South East 7%29%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 10 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 108 · 14 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 105 · 14 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 105 · 14 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 109 · 14 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 109 · 13 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 110 · 13 pupils · South East 106110103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 10 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 14 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 105 · 14 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 104 · 14 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 108 · 14 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 106 · 13 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 108 · 13 pupils · South East 105108104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in87.5%
7 of 8 who put it first2014 · 75.0%2026 · 87.5%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st87
2nd197
3rd131

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202685
Free school meals (past 6 years)17.1%
First language not English2.6%
SEN support7.9%
EHC plan1.3%
Absence (sessions missed)5.6%
Persistently absent pupils15.1%

Girls 55.3%Boys 44.7%

78% full · 109 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.9
Pupils per adult9.3
  • Classroom teachers 3.7
  • Leadership 1.7
  • Teaching assistants 3.8
  • Other support 1.3

Teachers 5.4 FTE · Whole workforce 10.5 · 20 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,167
Spend per pupil£8,632
Staff spend per pupil£6,641
Reserve per pupil£383
  • +£32,535revenue reserve
  • −£39,520in-year balance

Grants £7,555 · self-generated £621 · premises £306 per pupil