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Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
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The quality of education Good
Behaviour and attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership and management Good
Early years provision Good
Previous inspection grade Good
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Foundational Skills: Reading and phonics are high priorities, and pupils quickly learn sounds with expert one-to-one help.
Success of the Curriculum: Curriculum is sequenced effectively with clear knowledge and skills mapped across all subjects.
Areas Needing Improvement: Assessment is not fully developed across all areas of the curriculum.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Mathematics teaching is very successful, as reflected in pupils’ progress and achievement.
Support for Falling Behind: Assessment is precise to identify gaps; expert one-to-one help ensures pupils catch up well.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Behaviour is positive, respectful, and lessons are not disrupted.
Support for SEND Pupils: Staff work together to ensure pupils with SEND achieve well using clear communication and shared expertise.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Pupils understand bullying and have faith in staff to help with any worries.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Leaders have established rigorous safeguarding systems, ensuring pupil safety.
Parent Feedback: Parents say this school makes pupils feel special, with everyone ‘treated equally and utterly treasured’.
Parental Involvement: Leaders work with a range of external agencies, including social care, health, and housing services.
Extracurricular Activities: Pupils adore their rock music club and enjoy a variety of extracurricular activities.
Outdoor Facilities: Outdoor learning is embedded with activities like cooking over open fires and caring for the environment.
Teacher Engagement: Staff feel highly supported and trusted, and they are positive and proud of their school.
Impact on Student Progress: Teachers design tasks that help pupils to apply their skills to solve problems using secure strategies.
Teaching Staff Challenges: Assessment is precise in early reading; however, it needs improvement across other subjects.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Efficient assessment systems are needed to identify gaps in pupils' knowledge and understanding.
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Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a Primary, Co-Ed, Church of England school located in Kent, South East.

It has 72 students from age 3-11 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 12 : 1.

At this school, 31% of pupils achieved higher standard in reading, writing & maths at key stage 2.

This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.

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Phase of Education Primary Primary Primary
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Snobe grade
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B-
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Ofset report Good Good Good
Age range 3-11 3-11 4-11
Gender Co-Ed Co-Ed Co-Ed
Student teacher ratio 12.5 25.8 20.7
Proficient Math 98 108 107
Proficient Read 102 109 111
Grade 5 or above GCSE - - -
Grade 5 or above A Level - - -
Day Fees - - -
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Primary Exam Result

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 98 99 97
Reading 102 100 98

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 31% 57.52% 55.96%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 0% 8.01% 7.42%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading -2.8 Below Average
Writing -2.9 Below Average
Maths -7.9 Well Below Average

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 101 2 98 96
Reading 102 1 98 95

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 67% 17 64.16% 60.44%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 17% 7 11.56% 9.72%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading 0.6 Average
Writing 3.2 Above Average
Maths -1.1 Below Average

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 99 2 96 94
Reading 103 2 98 95

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 50% 17 62.72% 59.51%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 10% 2 10.3% 9.16%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading -2.6 Below Average
Writing 0.4 Average
Maths -4.8 Well Below Average

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 97 94 93
Reading 105 95 93

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 33% 59.13% 56.29%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 8% 8.77% 8.19%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading -1.4 Below Average
Writing 1.3 Above Average
Maths -8.1 Well Below Average
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Holidays Date
Autumn Half Term Holidays 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024
Winter Holidays 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025
Spring Half Term Holidays 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025
Spring Holidays 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025
Summer Half Term Holidays 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025
Summer Holidays 23rd Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025

Terms Dates 2024/25

Terms Dates
Autumn Term 2nd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024
Autumn Term-2 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024
Spring Term 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025
Spring Term-2 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025
Summer Term 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025
Summer Term-2 31st May 2025 - 22nd Jul 2025
Students Teachers
12 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Local authority ratio 18 : 1

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