Ofsted: Good trending_up High Demand emoji_events #171 in Kent public Top 22% UK

St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Benjamin Hulme

location_onSwanley Village, BR8 7PJ

language Visit Website phone 1322664324

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

107

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Expected Standard

75%

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Demand Ratio

2.0x

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St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Swanley Village, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Highly competitive: 2.0× more applications than places — plan well ahead. Ranks in the top 22% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Swanley Village, Kent, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 111 pupils on roll, of whom 10% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 19% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #171 of 424 primaries in Kent and #5,868 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 2.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 61%

Reading94% LA 74%

Writing94% LA 72%

Maths75% LA 70%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading69% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading80% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths87% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA -0.4

-4.7 to 1.6

0.4

Write

LA -0.2

-2.7 to 3.5

-1.5

Maths

LA -1.2

-4.5 to 1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading79% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths79% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.0

-2.4 to 4.1

3.1

Write

LA 0.1

0.1 to 6.0

-1.5

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.4 to 1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 65%

Reading69% LA 76%

Writing94% LA 80%

Maths69% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA 0.0

-2.9 to 3.1

3.5

Write

LA 0.4

0.6 to 6.4

0.7

Maths

LA -0.5

-2 to 3.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 June 2025

Inspection Report

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28 January 2020

Inspection Report

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19 May 2016

Inspection Report

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17 July 2014

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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30 January 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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09 March 2009

Inspection Report

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16 June 2006

Inspection Report

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31 October 2005

Inspection Report

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06 December 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-06-17

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2016-05-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-01-30

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 111 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	111	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	111	1	0.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	110	1	0.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	110	1	0.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	110	1	0.9%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	107	1	0.9%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	107	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	109	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	110	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	110	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	108	1	0.9%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	112	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	111	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	110	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	111	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	111	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	111	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	108	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	108	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	108	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	108	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	109	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	108	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	107	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	106	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	105	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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