Ethelbert Road Primary School

KentCommunity school

Ethelbert Road, Faversham, ME13 8SQ

Headteacher: Mrs Michele KirkbrideSchool website ↗Pupils: 208 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected October 2024
Oversubscribed
71% of first-choice applicants offered a place
79%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected October 2024
71%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 1 October 2024Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Outstanding

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
79.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
14.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 83%·Writing 90%·Maths 79%All three 79%
Reading
Expected83%
Exceeding59%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected90%
Exceeding21%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected79%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
41
How many got their first choice?
29of 41 (70.7%)
How many applied in total?
112

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
14.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
10.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
14.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
98 girls, 110 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 100% (2016/17), currently 79%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1694.0%13.0%+5.6+2.0+4.8
2016/17100.0%20.0%+4.7+0.5+4.6
2017/1887.0%10.0%+1.7+0.2-1.0
2018/1987.0%30.0%+2.2+3.0+1.7
2022/2371.0%13.0%+3.0+2.3-0.3
2023/2480.0%20.0%---
2024/2579.0%14.0%---
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