St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 14 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
Medway
Unique reference
132056
Address
Island Way West, St Mary's Island, ME4 3ST

Pupils

Number of Pupils
674 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
50.6%
Girls
49.4%
First language not English
27.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.5%
Persistent absence
14.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 44.2%
African 27.4%
Mixed 9.4%
Other White 4.7%
Indian 3.1%
Chinese 2.7%
Other 2.7%
Pakistani 2.4%
Other Asian 1.6%
Caribbean 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Irish 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-1.7
WritingAverage-1
MathsAverage-0.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 69%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

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

School 9%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
89
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
84
2nd preference
21
3rd preference
14
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
84
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.6
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
3
2
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
46
26
20
Reception, Full-time
87
42
45
Year 1
88
38
50
Year 2
91
57
34
Year 3
90
43
47
Year 4
90
41
49
Year 5
93
47
46
Year 6
86
45
41
Year 2024-2025