St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolJohn Mayne Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

St Michael's Church of England Primary School and John Mayne Church of England Primary School are primary schools.

St Michael's Church of England Primary School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and John Mayne Church of England Primary School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). John Mayne Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
St Michael's Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard and John Mayne Church of England Primary School was judged in need of attention.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 52.0% for St Michael's Church of England Primary School and 27.0% for John Mayne Church of England Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at St Michael's Church of England Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25).

St Michael's Church of England Primary School versus John Mayne Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	TenterdenSt Michael's Church of England Primary School	AshfordJohn Mayne Church of England Primary School	England average
Overview
Our score	F39/100	D47/100Stronger figure
Local ranking	385th of 445 in Kent Stronger figure	411th of 445 in Kent
Inspection	Ofsted: GoodStronger figure	Ofsted: Needs attention
School type	Academy converter	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	4-11	4-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	177	94
Capacity	210	140
Location	Tenterden, TN30 6PU	Ashford, TN27 8AL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	52.0% Stronger figure	27.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	0.0%	0.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	101.0 Stronger figure	100.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	102.0 Stronger figure	95.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	167	100
Free school meals (ever 6)	29.9%	31.0%
English as an additional language	10.2%	3.0%
SEN support	10.8%	13.0%
SEN with an EHC plan	0.0%	0.0%
Attendance
Overall absence	4.9% Stronger figure	6.2%	6.2%
Persistent absence	18.0%	16.1% 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.