Lift St James the Great
Academy sponsor led primary school in East Malling (Kent).
KS2 RWM expected
79%
▲ 17pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
82%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
86%
▲ 12pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
82%
▲ 10pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.4%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
15.8
▼ 4.9 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
54.0%
▲ 29pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
84%
176 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About the school
- URN
- 138074
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body
No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold.
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