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EnglandSouth EastThanetCT9 2SPDrapers Mills Primary Academy
Primary

Drapers Mills Primary Academy

Primary

Thanet · Margate · CT9 2SP http://www.drapersmills-tkat.org

Pupils
277
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
277
Pupils · 2024/25
41%
EAL · 2024/25
49%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
277
Pupils · 2024/25
41%
EAL · 2024/25
49%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio27.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Drapers Mills Primary Academy · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
51%
+33pp
51%35%18%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
RWM higher standard
3%
+3pp
3%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
57%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
60%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
51%
Maths higher standard
9%
Science expected standard
60%
SPAG expected standard
49%
SPAG higher standard
6%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
98.0
GPS scaled score
97.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
277
Pupil : teacher ratio
27.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
41%
FSM eligible
71%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
13%
Persistent absence
49%

Contact

Address
St Peter's Footpath, Margate, CT9 2SP
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2551%3%57%29%60%9%51%9%60%49%101.098.097.023%277
2023/2418%0%34%2%50%3%20%2%60%27%96.094.095.024%269
2022/2321%2%37%4%34%2%30%2%49%15%97.095.092.0-3.50-2.60-5.6017%330
2018/1947%0%50%6%63%13%53%6%82%46%98.099.098.0+0.70+4.10+0.8013%503
2017/1847%0%58%8%56%5%60%6%68%44%99.0100.098.0+0.50+0.90+1.4016%495
2016/1747%3%54%8%64%11%63%4%67%46%101.0101.0100.0+2.20+3.70+2.5013%544

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2527719.523%41%71%13%49%
2023/2426917.524%44%73%14%47%
2022/2333020.117%43%68%14%51%
2021/2236219.121%46%66%14%53%
2020/2138616.623%40%68%
2018/1950319.013%42%56%7%24%
2017/1849518.016%44%59%6%21%
2016/1754419.713%52%54%5%16%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.