Primary school

Elham Church of England Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Kent
  • CT4 6TT
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,316 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 62%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 11%11%2016/17: top 2%2% · 2016/172017/18: top 16%2018/19: top 28%2022/23: top 28%2023/24: top 90%2024/25: top 62%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM60% · South East 64%Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · South East 7%Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · South East 106Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · South East 105Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 76% · 21 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 94% · 17 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 81% · 16 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 75% · 20 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 70% · 20 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 42% · 19 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 60% · 15 pupils · South East 64%94%42%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 19% · 21 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 18% · 17 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 25% · 16 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 20% · 20 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 10% · 20 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 0% · 19 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 0% · 15 pupils · South East 7%25%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 110 · 21 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 112 · 17 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 112 · 16 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 108 · 20 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 110 · 20 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 106 · 19 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 105 · 15 pupils · South East 106112105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 21 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 109 · 17 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 106 · 16 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 106 · 20 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 20 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 100 · 19 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 104 · 15 pupils · South East 105109100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
11 of 11 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1111
2nd182
3rd110

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2011Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains 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 202682
Free school meals (past 6 years)15.9%
First language not English6.5%
SEN support3.7%
EHC plan0.0%
Absence (sessions missed)5.0%
Persistently absent pupils14.1%

Girls 51.4%Boys 48.6%

58.6% full · 140 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.1
Pupils per adult10.2
  • Classroom teachers 4.1
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 3
  • Other support 2.4

Teachers 5.1 FTE · Whole workforce 10.4 · 17 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£10,443
Spend per pupil£9,914
Staff spend per pupil£7,777
Reserve per pupil£859
  • +£70,471revenue reserve
  • +£43,423in-year balance

Grants £10,004 · self-generated £719 · premises £424 per pupil