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St. Clement's CofE Primary School

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

personMrs Kelly Lockwood

corporate_fareTHE DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onSheerness, ME12 4AB

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Ofsted

Unrated

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Expected Standard

15%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St. Clement's CofE Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Sheerness, serving ages 4-11. Ranks in the top 100% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St. Clement's CofE Primary School is an academy converter in Sheerness, Kent, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of THE DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 184 pupils on roll, of whom 58% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 15% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #419 of 424 primaries in Kent and #13,972 of 14,143 nationally.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.2 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

15%

LA 61%

Reading38% LA 74%

Writing58% LA 72%

Maths19% LA 70%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

14%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading46% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing43% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths18% LA 69% · Eng 73%

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Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 58%England 60%

Reading-% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths-% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.4

Write

LA -0.2

Maths

LA -1.2

Ofsted History

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No inspection data

We couldn't find any historical Ofsted records for this specific school location.

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

1.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 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 184 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.1%, 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)	184	2	1.1%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	181	6	3.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	191	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	186	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	185	3	1.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	191	2	1.0%	0.7%

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 22 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

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St. Clement's CofE Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted 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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