Eastling Primary SchoolSheldwich Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Faversham.

Summary of the comparison

Eastling Primary School and Sheldwich Primary School are primary schools in Faversham.

  • Eastling Primary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Sheldwich Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Sheldwich Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Eastling Primary School was judged the expected standard and Sheldwich Primary School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 59.0% for Eastling Primary School and 88.0% for Sheldwich Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Eastling Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Sheldwich Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 88.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Eastling Primary School versus Sheldwich Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure FavershamEastling Primary SchoolFavershamSheldwich Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC55/100C69/100Stronger figure
Local ranking230th of 450 in Kent 82nd of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll105 262
Capacity105 210
LocationFaversham, ME13 0BA Faversham, ME13 0LU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard59.0% 88.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard12.0% 19.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census105 262
Free school meals (ever 6)21.9% 9.5%
English as an additional language5.7% 3.4%
SEN support7.6% 6.5%
SEN with an EHC plan0.9% 0.8%
Attendance
Overall absence3.8% 3.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.0% 4.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Eastling Primary School

Sheldwich Primary School

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