St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolBysing Wood Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School and Bysing Wood Primary School are primary schools in Faversham.

  • St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Bysing Wood Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School was judged the expected standard and Bysing Wood 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 45.0% for St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School and 39.0% for Bysing Wood Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 45.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Bysing Wood Primary School (54.0% in 2022-23, 39.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School versus Bysing Wood Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure FavershamSt Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolFavershamBysing Wood Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking147th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure206th of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll211 255
Capacity210 270
LocationFaversham, ME13 8AP Faversham, ME13 7NU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard45.0% Stronger figure39.0% 62.0%
At higher standard10.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 Stronger figure101.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure98.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census211 255
Free school meals (ever 6)39.3% 55.1%
English as an additional language7.6% 10.2%
SEN support14.7% 16.5%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 4.7%
Attendance
Overall absence5.4% Stronger figure10.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence18.0% Stronger figure31.2% 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.

St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School

Bysing Wood Primary School

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