Northbourne Church of England Primary SchoolSholden Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Northbourne Church of England Primary School and Sholden Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Deal.

  • Northbourne Church of England Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Sholden Church of England Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Sholden Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Northbourne Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Sholden Church of England 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 80.0% for Northbourne Church of England Primary School and 73.0% for Sholden Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Northbourne Church of England Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Sholden Church of England Primary School (85.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Northbourne Church of England Primary School versus Sholden Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DealNorthbourne Church of England Primary SchoolDealSholden Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100C60/100Stronger figure
Local ranking203rd of 450 in Kent 169th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll131 86
Capacity140 105
LocationDeal, CT14 0LP Deal, CT14 0AB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard80.0% Stronger figure73.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 18.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census131 86
Free school meals (ever 6)5.3% 27.9%
English as an additional language3.1% 1.2%
SEN support9.2% 16.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.3% 8.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% Stronger figure6.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.3% Stronger figure19.2% 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.

Northbourne Church of England Primary School

Sholden Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Northbourne Church of England Primary School · Sholden Church of England Primary School