St James the Great Academy is a primary school located in East Malling. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 08/03/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Chapman Way, East Malling

School Information

Address: Chapman Way, East Malling, ME19 6SD
Website: http://www.stjamesthegreatacademy.org/
Telephone: 01732841912
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Tamasin Springett
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138074

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 08/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 204
Number of Boys: 101
Number of Girls: 103

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -2.1 to 2.8
Writing
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -1.2 to 3.4
Maths
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.9 to 3.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:80%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St James the Great Academy
Chapman Way , ME19 6SD 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
More Park Catholic Primary School
Lucks Hill , ME19 6HN 		3out of 4 1,073 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Brookfield Infant School
Swallow Road , Larkfield ME20 6PY 		4out of 4 1,144 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Lunsford Primary School
Swallow Road , Larkfield ME20 6PY 		3out of 4 1,211 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brookfield Junior School
Brookfield Junior School , Swallow Road ME20 6PY 		3out of 4 1,238 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Malling School
Beech Road , East Malling ME19 6DH 		2out of 4 389 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Aylesford School
Teapot Lane , ME20 7JU 		2out of 4 2,479 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kent Health Needs Education Service
40 Teddington Drive , Leybourne ME19 5FF 		2out of 4 2,585 yd Pupil referral unit No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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