Primary school

Loose Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Kent
  • ME15 9UW
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,716 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 25%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 63%63%2016/17: top 20%20% · 2016/172017/18: top 31%2018/19: top 37%2022/23: top 53%2023/24: top 58%2024/25: top 25%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM74% · South East 64%8/10 Above+17.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM6% · South East 7%4/10 Below−23.1 pts
Reading score108 · South East 1068/10 Above+33.6 pts
Maths score106 · South East 1057/10 Above+8.2 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 49% · 94 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 76% · 96 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 74% · 96 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 72% · 95 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 60% · 96 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 60% · 101 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 74% · 100 pupils · South East 64%76%49%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 9% · 94 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 17% · 96 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 17% · 96 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 13% · 95 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 13% · 96 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 2% · 101 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 6% · 100 pupils · South East 7%17%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 94 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 106 · 96 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 106 · 96 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 105 · 95 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 106 · 96 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 106 · 101 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 108 · 100 pupils · South East 106108101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 94 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 107 · 96 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 105 · 96 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 106 · 95 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 104 · 96 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 103 · 101 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 106 · 100 pupils · South East 105107103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
81 of 81 who put it first2014 · 94.9%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st8181
2nd618
3rd461

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2007Goodas predecessor
  3. 2009Goodas predecessor
  4. 2011Goodas predecessor
  5. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 2016Outstandingas predecessor
  7. 2022Remains Outstanding
  8. 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 2026662
Free school meals (past 6 years)8.5%
First language not English10.2%
SEN support8.7%
EHC plan2.0%
Absence (sessions missed)3.7%
Persistently absent pupils6.6%

Girls 48.9%Boys 51.1%

101.2% full · 654 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.0
Pupils per adult13.5
  • Classroom teachers 23.3
  • Leadership 3.2
  • Teaching assistants 21.6
  • Other support 13

Teachers 26.5 FTE · Whole workforce 61.1 · 107 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£5,982
Spend per pupil£5,760
Staff spend per pupil£4,569
Reserve per pupil£849
  • +£558,000revenue reserve
  • +£146,000in-year balance

Grants £5,682 · self-generated £416 · premises £353 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: COPPICE PRIMARY PARTNERSHIP (3 academies) · trust reserve £1,584,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it