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Primary

Whitstable Junior School

Primary

Canterbury · Whitstable · CT5 1DB www.whitstable-junior.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
200
cap. 255
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
200
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
200
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/06/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Whitstable Junior School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
68%
+17pp
77%63%49%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
13%
+13pp
17%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
21%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
200
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
33%
SEN
27%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Oxford Street, Whitstable, CT5 1DB
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%13%81%34%79%21%77%15%83%68%106.0105.0104.027%200
2023/2451%0%68%19%72%5%58%12%77%54%103.0101.0101.020%223
2022/2349%5%73%30%86%9%59%15%91%73%105.0102.0104.0-0.30+0.90-2.8019%232
2018/1974%10%77%29%89%29%82%12%96%78%105.0103.0106.0+1.20+2.90-1.1014%279
2017/1877%17%86%36%91%38%88%31%94%77%107.0105.0106.0+0.40+2.20+0.1011%269
2016/1778%10%87%29%92%24%89%19%92%92%106.0105.0107.0+1.40+1.40+0.1016%268

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
2024/2520020.227%5%33%6%18%
2023/2422320.520%4%32%7%17%
2022/2323219.319%3%31%7%26%
2021/2225321.115%4%27%7%22%
2020/2125520.613%4%23%
2018/1927924.514%4%25%4%8%
2017/1826923.611%3%24%4%9%
2016/1726821.616%3%30%4%6%

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