Ofsted: Good emoji_events #167 in Kent public Top 39% UK

Whitstable Junior School

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

personMs Sarah Kent

corporate_fareThe Coastal Alliance Co-operative Trust

location_onWhitstable, CT5 1DB

language Visit Website phone 1227272385

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

232

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Expected Standard

68%

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Age Range

7-11

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Whitstable Junior School is a Foundation school primary school in Whitstable, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Whitstable Junior School is a foundation school in Whitstable, Kent, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of The Coastal Alliance Co-operative Trust. The school has approximately 200 pupils on roll, of whom 33% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #167 of 424 primaries in Kent and #5,760 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 61%

Reading81% LA 74%

Writing79% LA 72%

Maths77% LA 70%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading68% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths58% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading73% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths59% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA -0.4

-1.7 to 1.1

0.9

Write

LA -0.2

-0.4 to 2.3

-2.8

Maths

LA -1.2

-4.2 to -1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading77% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA 0.0

-0.2 to 2.7

2.9

Write

LA 0.1

1.6 to 4.2

-1.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.4 to 0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 65%

Reading86% LA 76%

Writing91% LA 80%

Maths88% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.0

-1.1 to 1.9

2.2

Write

LA 0.4

0.8 to 3.6

0.1

Maths

LA -0.5

-1.3 to 1.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 April 2025

Inspection Report

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18 June 2019

Inspection Report

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23 April 2015

Inspection Report

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14 July 2014

Inspection Report

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18 July 2013

Inspection Report

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02 May 2013

Inspection Report

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09 November 2009

Inspection Report

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24 April 2007

Inspection Report

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17 September 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-06-18

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-04-23

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-05-02

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

2.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(2 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 200 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	200	4	2.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	194	5	2.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	225	10	4.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	223	6	2.7%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	219	6	2.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	233	3	1.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	232	3	1.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	231	1	0.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	258	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	253	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	255	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	258	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	255	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	255	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	272	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	272	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	272	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	275	1	0.4%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	279	1	0.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	276	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	270	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	269	3	1.1%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	268	4	1.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	268	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	268	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	266	0	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 16 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 14 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils