Upton Junior School | Primary in Broadstairs, Thanet | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Upton Junior School

Primary

Thanet · Broadstairs · CT10 2AH http://www.uptonjunior.com/

Pupils
515
cap. 512
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
7 Jan 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

1 report
6 Sep 2016
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

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This school is in Thanet. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
70%
-7pp
LA
63%
England
63%
77%73%69%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
13%
-2pp
LA
10%
England
8%
18%16%13%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

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

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
45%
Writing expected standard
88%
Writing higher standard
25%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
30%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
75%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
36%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
516
cap. 512
516512507
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Pupil : teacher ratio
20.6
LA AVG 20.68:1
27.223.419.5
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EAL
9%
LA AVG 13.81%
9%8%7%
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FSM eligible
26%
LA AVG 27.09%
26%23%20%
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SEN
14%
LA AVG 17.42%
15%12%9%
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Overall absence
4%
LA
6%
England
5%
6%5%3%
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Persistent absence
10%
LA
15%
England
13%
14%10%6%
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Overview

AddressUpton Junior School, Edge End Road, Broadstairs, CT10 2AH
Telephone01843861393
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.6:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£5300 spend / pupil£5965 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

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 prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2570%13%516
2023/2477%15%511
2022/2369%13%-0.80+2.40+0.20513
2018/1977%16%-0.20+0.70-0.30506
2017/1872%18%+0.10+1.10+0.80517
2016/1776%13%-0.70+0.00+0.30524
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2585%45%88%25%76%30%89%75%107.0105.0106.014%
2023/2487%37%92%31%79%28%86%76%107.0105.0106.015%
2022/2379%34%91%23%81%32%92%73%106.0105.0105.013%
2018/1983%38%94%31%90%40%96%81%107.0107.0108.09%
2017/1880%35%92%25%81%32%93%77%106.0106.0106.0
2016/1780%34%92%21%92%30%90%89%106.0107.0109.08%

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.

Became an academy 1 Sep 2016 (was URN 118489)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2551620.614%9%26%4%10%
2023/2451119.515%8%25%5%12%
2022/2351321.113%7%24%5%13%
2021/2250722.011%7%20%6%14%
2020/2151522.49%7%21%
2018/1950627.29%8%16%4%7%
2017/1826.44%10%
2016/1752424.48%1%18%3%6%

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