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Drapers Mills Primary Academy

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

personMrs Kathleen Davis

corporate_fareTHE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onMargate, CT9 2SP

language Visit Website phone 1843223989

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

330

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Expected Standard

51%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Drapers Mills Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Margate, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Drapers Mills Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Margate, Kent, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 277 pupils on roll, of whom 71% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #313 of 424 primaries in Kent and #10,545 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 27.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 22.5 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

51%

LA 61%

Reading57% LA 74%

Writing60% LA 72%

Maths51% LA 70%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

18%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading34% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing50% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths20% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

21%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading37% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing34% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths30% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.5

Read

LA -0.4

-5.2 to -1.7

-2.6

Write

LA -0.2

-4.2 to -0.9

-5.6

Maths

LA -1.2

-7.3 to -4.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading50% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths53% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA 0.0

-1.0 to 2.3

4.1

Write

LA 0.1

2.6 to 5.6

0.8

Maths

LA -0.6

-0.6 to 2.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 65%

Reading58% LA 76%

Writing56% LA 80%

Maths60% LA 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA 0.0

-1.1 to 2.1

0.9

Write

LA 0.4

-0.6 to 2.4

1.4

Maths

LA -0.5

0 to 2.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

31 October 2023

Inspection Report

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13 March 2018

Inspection Report

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19 January 2016

Inspection Report

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22 September 2015

Inspection Report

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04 March 2015

Inspection Report

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21 October 2014

Inspection Report

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11 June 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2018-03-13

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2016-01-19

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-09-22

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-06-11

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Inadequate

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

22.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

10.1%(28 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 277 pupils. During this period, there were 62 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 22.4%, 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)	277	62	22.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	275	62	22.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	298	40	13.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	269	13	4.8%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	277	22	7.9%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	323	24	7.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	330	38	11.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	327	15	4.6%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	364	16	4.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	362	8	2.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	363	7	1.9%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	395	10	2.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	386	3	0.8%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	388	8	2.1%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	449	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	449	6	1.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	447	4	0.9%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	500	8	1.6%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	503	5	1.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	494	15	3.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	508	9	1.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	495	10	2.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	485	11	2.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	535	7	1.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	544	4	0.7%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	518	12	2.3%	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 27 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 2 pupils

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Drapers Mills Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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