Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available

Westmeads Community Infant School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Kirsty White

location_onWhitstable, CT5 1NA

language Visit Website phone 1227272995

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2025

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Students

156

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Westmeads Community Infant School is a Community school primary school in Whitstable, serving ages 2-7. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards.

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School Summary

Westmeads Community Infant School is a community school in Whitstable, Kent, admitting pupils aged 2-7. The school has approximately 140 pupils on roll, of whom 24% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 January 2025

Inspection Report

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17 May 2022

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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10 October 2007

Inspection Report

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14 September 2006

Inspection Report

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01 March 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-01-07

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2022-05-17

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2007-10-10

Section 5 RTI Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 140 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	140	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	141	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	137	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	143	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	144	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	158	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	156	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	152	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	155	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	156	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	156	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	171	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	170	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	170	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	176	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	176	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	174	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	178	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	177	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	177	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	178	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	180	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	179	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	180	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	179	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	180	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 12 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils