Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School

KentVoluntary controlled school

Coldred Road, Shepherdswell, DOVER, CT15 7LH

Headteacher: Mr Mark LambSchool website ↗Pupils: 207 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Good
Inspected October 2021
Oversubscribed
76% of first-choice applicants offered a place
82%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected October 2021
76%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 19 October 2021Full report ↗

Good

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

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

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.
82.0%
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%.
18.0%
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 89%·Writing 86%·Maths 96%All three 82%
Reading
Expected89%
Exceeding54%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected86%
Exceeding39%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected96%
Exceeding32%
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?
31
How many families wanted this school first?
41
How many got their first choice?
31of 41 (75.6%)
How many applied in total?
65

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
18.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
7.0%
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).
11.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
103 girls, 104 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 100% (2018/19), currently 82%

* 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
2015/1678.0%11.0%+0.3+0.4+1.0
2016/1782.0%7.0%+0.6+2.4+0.8
2017/1897.0%23.0%+2.0+2.2+1.3
2018/19100.0%18.0%+2.5+2.5+0.9
2022/2386.0%25.0%0.0+0.3+0.2
2023/2487.0%19.0%---
2024/2582.0%18.0%---