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Maundene School

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

personMiss Joanne Capes

corporate_fareINSPIRE PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY TRUST

location_onChatham, ME5 7QB

language Visit Website phone 1634864721

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

395

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Expected Standard

56%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Maundene School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Chatham, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 70% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Maundene School is an academy sponsor led in Chatham, Medway, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 394 pupils on roll, of whom 27% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #38 of 56 primaries in Medway and #9,409 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.9:1. 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 59%

Reading63% LA 71%

Writing81% LA 71%

Maths73% LA 69%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading77% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading65% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.8

Read

LA -1.3

-5.5 to -2.2

0.1

Write

LA -0.6

-1.5 to 1.7

-0.9

Maths

LA -1.5

-2.5 to 0.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading75% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA -0.5

-3.3 to 0.1

1.0

Write

LA -0.1

-0.6 to 2.5

0.0

Maths

LA -0.3

-1.5 to 1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 63%

Reading-% LA 72%

Writing-% LA 79%

Maths-% LA 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.8

Write

LA 0.1

Maths

LA -0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 June 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-06-14

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2012-10-09

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-03-10

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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 394 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)	394	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	394	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	397	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	398	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	397	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	393	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	395	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	391	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	401	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	396	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	400	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	400	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	397	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	398	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	415	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	415	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	415	3	0.7%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	406	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	405	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	402	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	409	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	412	0	0.0%	0.4%

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 57 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 23 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils