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Chantry Community Primary School

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

personMrs Kathryn Duncan

corporate_fareSKILLS FOR LIFE TRUST

location_onGravesend, DA12 2RL

language Visit Website phone 1474350011

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

454

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Expected Standard

45%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Chantry Community Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Gravesend, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 87% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Chantry Community Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Gravesend, Kent, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of SKILLS FOR LIFE TRUST. The school has approximately 464 pupils on roll, of whom 50% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 45% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #367 of 424 primaries in Kent and #12,210 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.8 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

45%

LA 61%

Reading58% LA 74%

Writing65% LA 72%

Maths52% LA 70%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading59% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing60% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths55% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading64% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths71% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA -0.4

-1.4 to 2.0

2.4

Write

LA -0.2

0.7 to 4.0

1.6

Maths

LA -1.2

0.0 to 3.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading71% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.6

Read

LA 0.0

2.5 to 6.7

5.4

Write

LA 0.1

3.5 to 7.4

6.3

Maths

LA -0.6

4.4 to 8.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 65%

Reading56% LA 76%

Writing65% LA 80%

Maths63% LA 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA 0.0

-0.3 to 3.5

3.1

Write

LA 0.4

1.3 to 4.9

2.5

Maths

LA -0.5

0.7 to 4.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

26 January 2022

Inspection Report

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06 December 2016

Inspection Report

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24 November 2015

Inspection Report

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13 May 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-12-06

Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-11-24

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-05-13

None Legacy

Inadequate

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

1.7%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.1%(5 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 464 pupils. During this period, there were 8 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	464	8	1.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	448	8	1.8%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	460	13	2.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	453	14	3.1%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	445	24	5.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	458	20	4.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	454	20	4.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	439	11	2.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	451	5	1.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	456	4	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	433	3	0.7%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	453	2	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	460	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	442	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	456	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	456	3	0.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	432	10	2.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	441	5	1.1%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	435	10	2.3%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	422	6	1.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	414	5	1.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	406	10	2.5%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	388	9	2.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	385	10	2.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	383	4	1.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	378	9	2.4%	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 51 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 18 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils