Primary school

Sholden Church of England Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Kent
  • CT14 0AB
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,827 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 26%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 16%16%2016/17: top 2%2% · 2016/172017/18: top 6%2018/19: top 3%2022/23: top 5%2023/24: top 19%2024/25: top 26%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM73% · South East 64%Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM18% · South East 7%Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score109 · South East 106Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score106 · South East 105Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 73% · 15 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 92% · 13 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 88% · 16 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 92% · 12 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 85% · 13 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 75% · 12 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 73% · 11 pupils · South East 64%92%73%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 15 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 23% · 13 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 25% · 16 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 8% · 12 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 8% · 13 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 17% · 12 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 18% · 11 pupils · South East 7%25%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 15 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 110 · 13 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 108 · 16 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 110 · 12 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 107 · 13 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 106 · 12 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 109 · 11 pupils · South East 106110106No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 15 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 108 · 13 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 108 · 16 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 107 · 12 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 104 · 13 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 103 · 12 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 106 · 11 pupils · South East 105108103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
10 of 10 who put it first2014 · 70.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1010
2nd161
3rd140

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2015Goodas predecessor
  4. 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 202691
Free school meals (past 6 years)27.9%
First language not English1.2%
SEN support16.3%
EHC plan8.1%
Absence (sessions missed)6.0%
Persistently absent pupils19.2%

Girls 45.4%Boys 54.6%

86.7% full · 105 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.0
Pupils per adult7.6
  • Classroom teachers 4.5
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 5
  • Other support 2.4

Teachers 6.5 FTE · Whole workforce 13.9 · 22 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,437
Spend per pupil£7,736
Staff spend per pupil£6,885
Reserve per pupil£517
  • +£45,000revenue reserve
  • −£26,000in-year balance

Grants £7,437 · self-generated £0 · premises £276 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: DEAL EDUCATION ALLIANCE FOR LEARNING TRUST (8 academies) · trust reserve £442,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it