St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Mar 27 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Kent
Unique reference
118709
Address
Powder Mill Lane, High Brooms, TN4 9DY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
358 (83% of total capacity)
Boys
50.8%
Girls
49.2%
First language not English
19%
Free school meals (FSM)
45.3%
Persistent absence
19.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 67.3%
Indian 9.8%
Mixed 5.1%
African 4.5%
Other White 3.9%
Chinese 3.4%
Bangladeshi 2.5%
Other Asian 1.1%
Other 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.4
WritingWell below average-2.6
MathsBelow average-2.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 45%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 6%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
45
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
31
2nd preference
34
3rd preference
30
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
31
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
5
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
43
20
23
Year 1
43
22
21
Year 2
52
27
25
Year 3
55
33
22
Year 4
60
40
20
Year 5
51
16
35
Year 6
54
24
30
Year 2023-2024