Academic performance
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School Comparison
Early Years Foundation Stage – Good Level of Development
Penshurst CE Primary School (2024) 64.3% National (2024) 67.8% Early Years Foundation Stage – % reaching expected standard Literacy Goals
Penshurst CE Primary School (2024) 64.3% National (2024) 70.1% Early Years Foundation Stage – % reaching expected standard Maths Goals
Penshurst CE Primary School (2024) 85.7% National (2024) 77.1% Key Stage 1 Test Results (2023 Statutory & 2024 Optional)
Penshurst CE Primary 2023 National Average Penshurst CE Primary 2024 Reading EXS + 73% 68.3% 84% Reading Higher Standard 27% 18.8% 42% Writing EXS + 64% 60.1% 75% Writing Higher Standard 9% 8.2% 8% Maths EXS + 82% 70.4% 92% Maths Higher Standard 27% 16.3% 17% Reading/Writing & Maths Combined 64% TBC 75% *In 2024 KS1 Tests were not statutory and therefore there is no national figure available.
Key Stage 2 Statutory Assessment Tests
Penshurst CE Primary 2023 National Average Penshurst CE Primary 2024 National Average 2024 Reading EXS + 87% 73% 86% 74% Reading Higher Standard 47% 29% 57% 28% Writing EXS + 60% 71% 73% 72% Writing Higher Standard 21% 12.8% N/A 13% Maths EXS + 73% 73% 100% 73% Maths Higher Standard 27% 23.8% 57% 24% Reading/Writing & Maths Combined EXS + 53% 59% 71% 61% EXS = Expected Standard
Ofsted Report
Our OFSTED Inspection in November 2022 judged the school as ‘Good’. Here are just two of the positive comments from the report.
The school’s Christian ethos and the leaders ambitious drive are important part of the school’s aspiration for all pupils. Leaders want pupils to thrive academically but also to develop their personal qualities . For instance, they want pupils to be compassionate and show empathy in line with the school’s vision , ‘To walk in the shoes of others’.
Leaders have put in place an ambitious and well-designed curriculum, ensuring coverage of the national curriculum requirements. They equip pupils with the essential skills and knowledge. This enables pupils to be successful academically and personally, preparing them well now and for the future, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities(SEND).
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SIAMS Report
The school’s last Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) took place in September 2016. They commented:
A good culture of learning has developed from pupils being openly reflective about their values, such as ‘determination’, which has enabled good progress across the school.
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