St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

St Mary's Road, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7BU

Good

Inspected 6 December 2022

Good

Ofsted

59%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

2–11

Ages

286

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Voluntary aided school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Kent →
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 2–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 286 / 210 (136%) · over capacity
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Church of England
Last Ofsted Inspection: 6 December 2022

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

49.8%

Disadvantaged

19.6%

EAL

2.8%

SEN support

18.5%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

59%

Expected standard (RWM)

Higher standard (RWM)

104

Avg reading score

102

Avg maths score

Attendance

6.3%

Overall absence

22.6%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

13.96

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +0.3 vs 2023/24

20.2

Pupils per teacher

↑ +0.8 vs 2023/24

6.95

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -0.9 vs 2023/24

£45,562

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 12% on leadership pay

↑ +£1,790 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£6,337

Spend per pupil

£6,792

Income per pupil

50%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.