Smeeth Community Primary School

URN 118381·Primary·Foundation school·Care Foundation Trust·Compare
Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jul 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,978.64

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

73.1%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

8.6%

of income

In-year balance

+3.6%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

3 July 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)77.0%
Expected standard (writing)77.0%
Expected standard (maths)77.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.62.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

107

Capacity

140 (76%)

Free school meals

15.9%

English additional lang.

0.0%

Ethnicity

White British 90.7%Mixed 4.7%

Age range: 411

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

6.0

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

17.8

Mean salary

£44,337

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.3%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

13.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

2.8%

Unauthorised absence

2.5%

2024/25 · 96 pupils