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St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy

Orchard Place, Faversham ME13 8AP · smcschool.co.uk · 01795 532496

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jul 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
45%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.6
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
208
99% of 210 places
Local authority
Kent
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
38.9%
First language not English
8.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 47 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 64% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 35 (Places 30)35September 2023: 30 (Places 30)30September 2024: 33 (Places 30)33September 2025: 40 (Places 30)40September 2026: 47 (Places 30)47Places 30
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202630471.6▲64%
September 2025Sept 202530401.3▲73%
September 2024Sept 202430331.1▲79%
September 2023Sept 20233030177%
September 2022Sept 202230351.2▲80%

Results

In 2024/25, 45% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 72% (England 53%)72%2016/17: 77% (England 61%)77%2017/18: 85% (England 64%)85%2018/19: 79% (England 65%)79%2022/23: 60% (England 60%)60%2023/24: 52% (England 61%)52%2024/25: 45% (England 62%)45%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼45%62%
●10%8%
Average scaled score
▼102106
●103105
▼100105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School on 8 July 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
8 Jul 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsOutstanding

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2024

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2024Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jul 2018Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective

What parents said

91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (33 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
91%
Replies
33
16% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲93% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲87% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼81% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲93% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲93% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●81% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼69% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 61% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼45% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 33% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲81% agreeEngland 67%

based on 11 parents (33%) with SEND

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