Lift St James the GreatMore Park Catholic Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Lift St James the Great and More Park Catholic Primary School are primary schools.
Lift St James the Great scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and More Park Catholic Primary School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Lift St James the Great was judged Good and More Park Catholic Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 79.0% for Lift St James the Great and 72.0% for More Park Catholic Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Lift St James the Great (67.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at More Park Catholic Primary School (79.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | East MallingLift St James the Great | West MallingMore Park Catholic Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B72/100 | B72/100 | |
| Local ranking | 56th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure | 58th of 450 in Kent | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 192 | 203 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 210 | |
| Location | East Malling, ME19 6SD | West Malling, ME19 6HN | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 79.0% Stronger figure | 72.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 11.0% | 13.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 110.0 Stronger figure | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 107.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 192 | 203 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 51.4% | 15.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.4% | 9.9% | |
| SEN support | 17.7% | 23.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.6% | 1.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.6% | 3.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.7% | 7.4% Stronger figure | 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.
Lift St James the Great
More Park Catholic Primary School
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