Primary school

West Borough Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Kent
  • ME16 8TL
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,818 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 86%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 35%35%2016/17: top 13%13% · 2016/172017/18: top 29%2018/19: top 19%2022/23: top 44%2023/24: top 75%2024/25: top 86%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM47% · South East 64%1/10 Well below South East−72.7 pts
Higher standard, RWM5% · South East 7%4/10 Below
Reading score104 · South East 1062/10 Well below South East−40.3 pts
Maths score101 · South East 1051/10 Well below South East−63.8 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 62% · 50 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 81% · 57 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 75% · 59 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 80% · 60 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 64% · 59 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 52% · 85 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 47% · 60 pupils · South East 64%81%47%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 50 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 9% · 57 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 12% · 59 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 8% · 60 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 7% · 59 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 0% · 85 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 5% · 60 pupils · South East 7%12%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 50 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 107 · 57 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 106 · 59 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 106 · 60 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 106 · 59 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 105 · 85 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 104 · 60 pupils · South East 106107103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 50 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 108 · 57 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 107 · 59 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 107 · 60 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 103 · 59 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 102 · 85 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 101 · 60 pupils · South East 105108101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
51 of 51 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5151
2nd635
3rd471

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Satisfactory
  2. 2011Satisfactory
  3. 2013Requires improvement
  4. 2015Requires improvement
  5. 2017Good
  6. 2022Remains Good

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 2026456
Free school meals (past 6 years)25.9%
First language not English36.2%
SEN support13.7%
EHC plan2.5%
Absence (sessions missed)5.3%
Persistently absent pupils13.4%

Girls 47.8%Boys 52.2%

99.1% full · 460 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.5
Pupils per adult10.0
  • Classroom teachers 17.3
  • Leadership 2.2
  • Teaching assistants 23.6
  • Other support 7.2

Teachers 19.5 FTE · Whole workforce 50.3 · 69 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,569
Spend per pupil£6,590
Staff spend per pupil£5,167
Reserve per pupil£722
  • +£317,947revenue reserve
  • −£9,339in-year balance

Grants £6,219 · self-generated £430 · premises £295 per pupil