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EnglandSouth EastCanterburyCT5 2EYSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable
Primary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable

Primary

Canterbury · Whitstable · CT5 2EY http://www.st-marys-whitstable.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
311
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
311
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
311
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
68%
-4pp
83%74%64%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
8%
-2pp
15%11%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
311
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Northwood Road, Whitstable, CT5 2EY
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
2024/2568%8%75%34%81%15%81%26%87%74%106.0106.0105.011%311
2023/2472%10%85%33%87%18%74%21%90%74%106.0104.0104.08%343
2022/2364%6%78%44%66%9%78%27%92%70%107.0105.0104.0+2.10-2.20+0.709%374
2018/1966%15%74%34%92%19%77%21%98%84%105.0105.0106.0+1.20+1.50-0.406%413
2017/1883%14%92%44%89%21%87%29%95%90%109.0107.0109.0+1.60-0.60+0.00428
2016/1779%7%85%33%82%18%85%43%90%87%108.0108.0107.0+1.90-0.70+1.908%421

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
2024/2531121.611%5%16%5%13%
2023/2434320.48%6%13%6%14%
2022/2337421.59%7%13%5%11%
2021/2239123.27%6%12%6%14%
2020/2140823.76%6%10%
2018/1941324.16%5%9%3%2%
2017/1825.63%3%
2016/1742124.28%6%8%3%1%

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