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Amherst School

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  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • Kent
  • TN13 2AX
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,293 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 16%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 12%12%2016/17: top 6%6% · 2016/172017/18: top 8%2018/19: top 6%2022/23: top 8%2023/24: top 11%2024/25: top 16%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM78% · South East 64%9/10 Top 20%−9.1 pts
Higher standard, RWM22% · South East 7%10/10 Top 10%
Reading score109 · South East 1069/10 Top 20%−6.1 pts
Maths score108 · South East 1059/10 Top 20%−11.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 75% · 95 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 86% · 96 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 86% · 96 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 88% · 96 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 81% · 96 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 80% · 96 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 78% · 96 pupils · South East 64%88%75%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 19% · 95 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 34% · 96 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 21% · 96 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 30% · 96 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 20% · 96 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 25% · 96 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 22% · 96 pupils · South East 7%34%19%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 108 · 95 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 111 · 96 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 110 · 96 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 109 · 96 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 109 · 96 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 108 · 96 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 109 · 96 pupils · South East 106111108No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 108 · 95 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 111 · 96 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 109 · 96 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 110 · 96 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 109 · 96 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 108 · 96 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 108 · 96 pupils · South East 105111108No exams

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No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2015Good
  4. 2019Remains Good
  5. 2022Good

4 strong areas

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

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026385
Free school meals (past 6 years)8.5%
First language not English9.8%
SEN support9.6%
EHC plan2.7%
Absence (sessions missed)3.3%
Persistently absent pupils3.9%

Girls 47.6%Boys 52.4%

100.3% full · 384 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.0
Pupils per adult13.8
  • Classroom teachers 14.1
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 11.9
  • Other support 11.6

Teachers 16.1 FTE · Whole workforce 39.5 · 59 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,867
Spend per pupil£6,872
Staff spend per pupil£5,133
Reserve per pupil£524
  • +£197,000revenue reserve
  • −£2,000in-year balance

Grants £5,638 · self-generated £1,229 · premises £340 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: AMHERST SCHOOL (ACADEMY) TRUST (1 academies) · trust reserve £197,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it