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Bredgar Church of England Primary School

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

personMiss Joanna Heath

corporate_fareOUR COMMUNITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onSittingbourne, ME9 8HB

language Visit Website phone 1622884359

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2012

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Students

108

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Expected Standard

56%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Bredgar Church of England Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Sittingbourne, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 70% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bredgar Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Sittingbourne, Kent, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of OUR COMMUNITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 108 pupils on roll, of whom 19% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #341 of 424 primaries in Kent and #11,301 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2012. 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 20.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

56%

LA 61%

Reading63% LA 74%

Writing75% LA 72%

Maths63% LA 70%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading93% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing93% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading65% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths94% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.4

-3.1 to 2.9

3.5

Write

LA -0.2

0.6 to 6.4

2.8

Maths

LA -1.2

0.0 to 5.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

94%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading94% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing94% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths94% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.5

Read

LA 0.0

0.4 to 6.7

2.3

Write

LA 0.1

-0.5 to 5.2

3.2

Maths

LA -0.6

0.5 to 5.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 65%

Reading85% LA 76%

Writing92% LA 80%

Maths92% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA 0.0

-4 to 2.6

0.4

Write

LA 0.4

-2.7 to 3.5

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.5

-3.9 to 2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2012-02-01

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-10-03

None EIF

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 108 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)	108	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	110	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	105	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	104	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	98	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	108	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	108	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	108	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	103	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	103	2	1.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	104	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	103	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	102	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	104	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	100	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	100	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	100	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	105	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	108	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	105	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	105	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	107	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	106	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 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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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

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Teacher Turnover

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