East Wickham Primary Academy

General Information

Address: Wickham Street, Welling, DA16 3BP
Phone: 02088543637
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Co Headteacher Maureen Moore Jo Whiley
Age range: 3-11 years
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 585
School capacity: 686
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 198
% eligible for free school meals: 35.2%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 10.3%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 21.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 53 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 49 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 16 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,075 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #46 of 52 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#44Days Lane Primary School£6,156
#45Old Bexley Church of England School£6,120
#46East Wickham Primary Academy£6,075
#47St Thomas More Catholic Primary School£6,031
#48Brampton Primary Academy£5,891

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Parkway Primary School£13,615
#2Lime Wood Primary School£9,631
#3Jubilee Primary School£9,589
#4Willow Bank Primary School£9,275
#5Castilion Primary School£8,786
#6Hope Community School£8,768
#7St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School£8,670
#8Barrington Primary School£8,601
#9Haberdashers' Crayford Primary£8,573
#10Orchard Primary School£8,263
#11St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School£8,226
#12Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary£8,145
#13Harris Garrard Academy£7,996
#14St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary School£7,937
#15Northwood Primary School£7,599
#16St Fidelis Catholic Primary School£7,541
#17St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School£7,532
#18St John Fisher Catholic Primary School£7,516
#19Royal Park Primary Academy£7,485
#20Northumberland Heath Primary School£7,433
#21Upton Primary School£7,425
#22Sherwood Park Primary School£7,363
#23Longlands Primary School£7,069
#24Hillsgrove Primary School£7,016
#25Belmont Academy£7,015
#26Peareswood Primary School£6,988
#27Hook Lane Primary School£6,950
#28St Paulinus Church of England Primary School£6,847
#29Pelham Primary School£6,741
#30Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy£6,733
#31Crook Log Primary School£6,675
#32Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School£6,653
#33Mayplace Primary School£6,552
#34Danson Primary School£6,546
#35St Stephen's Catholic Primary School£6,479
#36St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£6,473
#37Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School£6,471
#38Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School£6,457
#39Foster's Primary School£6,439
#40Fairford Academy Barnehurst£6,382
#41Lessness Heath Primary School£6,373
#42Hurst Primary School£6,329
#43Dulverton Primary School£6,198
#44Days Lane Primary School£6,156
#45Old Bexley Church of England School£6,120
#46East Wickham Primary Academy£6,075
#47St Thomas More Catholic Primary School£6,031
#48Brampton Primary Academy£5,891
#49Birkbeck Primary School£5,807
#50Bursted Wood Primary School£5,728
#51Gravel Hill Primary School£5,258
#52Upland Primary School£4,735

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