Primary school

Smeeth Community Primary School

  • Foundation School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Kent
  • TN25 6RX
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,457 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 57%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 51%51%2016/17: top 74%2017/18: top 92%2018/19: top 85%2022/23: top 81%2023/24: top 62%2024/25: top 57%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM62% · 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 score103 · South East 106Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score102 · 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: 55% · 22 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 53% · 15 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 42% · 24 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 50% · 22 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 47% · 15 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 58% · 19 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 62% · 13 pupils · South East 64%62%42%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 22 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 0% · 15 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 0% · 24 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 9% · 22 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 7% · 15 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 0% · 19 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 8% · 13 pupils · South East 7%9%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 22 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 15 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 104 · 24 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 102 · 22 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 15 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 107 · 19 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 103 · 13 pupils · South East 106107102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 22 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 102 · 15 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 98 · 24 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 99 · 22 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 101 · 15 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 103 · 19 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 102 · 13 pupils · South East 10510398No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
13 of 13 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1313
2nd227
3rd190

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2019Requires improvement
  6. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026120
Free school meals (past 6 years)15.9%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support10.3%
EHC plan2.8%
Absence (sessions missed)5.3%
Persistently absent pupils13.5%

Girls 49.5%Boys 50.5%

85.7% full · 140 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.5
Pupils per adult12.0
  • Classroom teachers 5.5
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 3.5
  • Other support 1.4

Teachers 6.5 FTE · Whole workforce 11.4 · 19 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,281
Spend per pupil£6,549
Staff spend per pupil£4,846
Reserve per pupil£266
  • +£31,895revenue reserve
  • −£32,152in-year balance

Grants £5,943 · self-generated £348 · premises £409 per pupil