Ofsted: Good trending_up Popular emoji_events #49 in Kent public Top 34% UK

St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

personMr Simon Marshall

location_onRamsgate, CT11 7LS

language Visit Website phone 1843585555

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

209

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Ramsgate, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Ramsgate, Kent, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 204 pupils on roll, of whom 38% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #49 of 424 primaries in Kent and #2,006 of 14,143 nationally.

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

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 61%

Reading80% LA 74%

Writing83% LA 72%

Maths73% LA 70%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading89% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths79% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading55% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing66% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths55% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -0.4

-4.6 to 0.0

-0.3

Write

LA -0.2

-2.5 to 1.9

-1.8

Maths

LA -1.2

-4.0 to 0.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading70% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths47% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.4

Read

LA 0.0

-5.6 to -1.2

-5.5

Write

LA 0.1

-7.5 to -3.4

-5.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-7.0 to -3.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 65%

Reading87% LA 76%

Writing90% LA 80%

Maths70% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA 0.0

-3 to 1.2

0.1

Write

LA 0.4

-2 to 2.2

-1.6

Maths

LA -0.5

-3.5 to 0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 May 2025

Inspection Report

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13 June 2019

Inspection Report

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09 July 2015

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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25 January 2010

Inspection Report

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11 June 2007

Inspection Report

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11 June 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-06-13

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-07-09

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-01-25

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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 204 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	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	203	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	202	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	207	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	210	1	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	208	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	191	2	1.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	203	1	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	213	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	209	7	3.3%	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 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils