Primary school

Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Kent
  • ME18 6BL
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,273 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 55%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 74%74%2016/17: top 95%2017/18: top 83%2018/19: top 50%50% · 2018/192022/23: top 96%2023/24: top 99%2024/25: top 55%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM63% · South East 64%Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · South East 7%Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · South East 106Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · South East 105Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 43% · 14 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 33% · 12 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 50% · 10 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 67% · 6 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 31% · 16 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 22% · 10 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 63% · 8 pupils · South East 64%67%22%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 14 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 8% · 12 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 10% · 10 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 17% · 6 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 0% · 16 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 0% · 10 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 0% · 8 pupils · South East 7%17%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 14 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 105 · 12 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 103 · 10 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 102 · 6 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 102 · 16 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 100 · 10 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 104 · 8 pupils · South East 106105100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 14 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 97 · 12 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 99 · 10 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 101 · 6 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 98 · 16 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 102 · 10 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 105 · 8 pupils · South East 10510597No 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
2nd40
3rd110

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2011Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 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 202683
Free school meals (past 6 years)23.3%
First language not English4.8%
SEN support25.3%
EHC plan1.2%
Absence (sessions missed)10.9%
Persistently absent pupils37.9%

Girls 53%Boys 47%

82.2% full · 101 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher12.8
Pupils per adult10.0
  • Classroom teachers 4.5
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 1.8
  • Other support 1

Teachers 6.5 FTE · Whole workforce 9.3 · 10 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,490
Spend per pupil£9,224
Staff spend per pupil£6,473
Reserve per pupil£670
  • +£55,603revenue reserve
  • +£22,027in-year balance

Grants £9,058 · self-generated £432 · premises £308 per pupil