West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language SrpLeybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in West Malling.

Summary of the comparison

West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp and Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy are primary schools in West Malling.

  • West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp is ahead on our composite score.

  • West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp was judged Good and Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 60.0% for West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp and 81.0% for Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp (58.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy (63.0% in 2022-23, 81.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp versus Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure West MallingWest Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language SrpWest MallingLeybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100Stronger figureD54/100
Local ranking158th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure238th of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll194 211
Capacity210 216
LocationWest Malling, ME19 6RL West Malling, ME19 5HD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard60.0% 81.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 9.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census194 211
Free school meals (ever 6)31.4% 10.9%
English as an additional language5.7% 2.4%
SEN support15.5% 8.5%
SEN with an EHC plan11.9% 1.4%
Attendance
Overall absence5.5% 4.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence16.4% 8.6% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp

Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy

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