Primary school

St Paul's Infant School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–7
  • Mixed
  • Kent
  • ME14 2BS
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2016

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Results · 2024/25

England rank: Not ranked for 2024/25: no published figure for this school

Against South East

Expected standard, RWMNot enough data · South East 64No results published for 2024/25
Higher standard, RWMNot enough data · South East 7No results published for 2024/25
Reading scoreNot enough data · South East 106No results published for 2024/25
Maths scoreNot enough data · South East 105No results published for 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
64 of 64 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6464
2nd338
3rd273

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2025

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2016Good
  5. 2020Remains Good
  6. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026242
Free school meals (past 6 years)22.9%
First language not English30.2%
SEN support25.2%
EHC plan2.3%
Absence (sessions missed)5.8%
Persistently absent pupils14.6%

Girls 47.7%Boys 52.3%

89.6% full · 270 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 57 responses (21.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school98.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school89.5% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved93% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 79% not applicable58.3% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year98.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 21.1% not applicable93.3% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child87.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school96.5% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing94.7% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school91.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school84.2% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development87.7% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent93% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.0
Pupils per adult8.1
  • Classroom teachers 10.8
  • Leadership 3.4
  • Teaching assistants 15.6
  • Other support 5.4

Teachers 14.2 FTE · Whole workforce 35.2 · 59 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,847
Spend per pupil£7,932
Staff spend per pupil£6,280
Reserve per pupil£470
  • +£113,803revenue reserve
  • −£20,651in-year balance

Grants £7,695 · self-generated £152 · premises £262 per pupil