Fawkham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolOur Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield

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

Summary of the comparison

Fawkham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield are primary schools in Longfield.

  • Fawkham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.

  • Fawkham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged Good and Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield 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 73.0% for Fawkham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and 75.0% for Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Fawkham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (93.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield (77.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Fawkham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School versus Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LongfieldFawkham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolLongfieldOur Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, LongfieldEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB79/100B79/100
Local ranking21st of 450 in Kent 20th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll102 213
Capacity105 218
LocationLongfield, DA3 8NA Longfield, DA3 8BL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard73.0% 75.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard18.0% 19.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census102 213
Free school meals (ever 6)9.8% 5.2%
English as an additional language2.9% 3.8%
SEN support15.7% 13.2%
SEN with an EHC plan2.0% 4.7%
Attendance
Overall absence3.6% Stronger figure4.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.4% Stronger figure6.3% 15.8%

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.

Fawkham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield

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