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Primary

Joy Lane Primary Foundation School

Primary

Canterbury · Whitstable · CT5 4LT www.joylane.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
619
cap. 630
Ages
1 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
619
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
619
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/04/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Joy Lane Primary Foundation School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
58%
-1pp
79%66%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
8%
-3pp
27%18%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
65%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
58%
SPAG higher standard
4%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

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
619
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Joy Lane, Whitstable, CT5 4LT
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
2024/2558%8%65%21%74%17%71%23%79%58%103.0104.0100.020%619
2023/2459%11%77%31%76%23%71%23%79%73%106.0104.0105.018%616
2022/2353%9%72%26%74%23%60%13%72%68%105.0102.0104.0-1.30+0.90-2.4020%619
2018/1978%27%84%40%91%40%89%38%96%82%106.0108.0108.0+5.00+6.30+5.6022%557
2017/1879%16%86%43%89%29%89%44%89%87%107.0108.0109.0+2.20+1.90+3.9020%550
2016/1770%13%79%31%89%23%80%33%87%84%105.0107.0107.0+1.90+3.30+3.5018%524

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
2024/2561917.220%4%24%5%15%
2023/2461616.718%4%24%6%15%
2022/2361918.120%5%25%7%19%
2021/2260017.019%4%23%8%21%
2020/2156819.719%5%22%
2018/1955719.722%4%18%4%9%
2017/1855019.720%4%16%4%10%
2016/1752417.818%4%17%4%10%

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