Iwade School

Academy converter·Primary school Sittingbourne, Kent·ME9 8RS

Composite score

36.1

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National rank

#1809

In South East

#363

In Kent

Top 82%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM

52%

% achieving higher RWM

Reading average scaled score

105.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score

102.0

National avg ≈ 104

Reading progress

—

Why no data?

Maths progress

—

Why no data?

Three-year trends

Last three years of DfE data. How to read trends

% expected RWM▲ 8

55%48%41%

46%202344%202452%2025

% higher RWM▶ 0

3%1%-1%

0%20232%20242%2025

Reading score▶ 0.0

105

105202310520241052025

Maths score▶ 0.0

102

102202310220241022025

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

80 first choices, 90 places

First choices per place

0.89

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

125

any preference, for 90 places

First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.01

00.511.5

1 per place

0.8520220.9520230.9420240.8820250.892026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Iwade School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range: 4–11
Pupils on roll: 611
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

14.9%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

4.7%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

12.3%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

2.5%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

4.9%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

9.6%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

20.8

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£5,704

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Kemsley Primary Academy Sittingbourne · 1.1 mi 45.2 Regis Manor Primary School Sittingbourne · 1.7 mi 37.4 Milton Court Primary Academy Sittingbourne · 1.8 mi 42.6 Bobbing Village School Sittingbourne · 1.8 mi 53.4 Grove Park Primary School Sittingbourne · 2.1 mi 28.0 Sunny Bank Primary School Sittingbourne · 2.5 mi 54.3 Lower Halstow Primary School Sittingbourne · 2.5 mi 36.6 Westlands Primary School Sittingbourne · 2.7 mi 51.7

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

About Iwade School

Iwade School is a primary school in Sittingbourne, Kent, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 611 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 8.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Iwade School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 80 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.9%. There are about 20.8 pupils per teacher. Iwade School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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