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Warden House Primary School

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personMr Robert Hackett

corporate_fareVERITAS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onDeal, CT14 9SF

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

437

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Expected Standard

42%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Warden House Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Deal, serving ages 5-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 91% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Warden House Primary School is an academy converter in Deal, Kent, admitting pupils aged 5-11. It is part of VERITAS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 399 pupils on roll, of whom 43% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 42% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #346 of 424 primaries in Kent and #11,570 of 14,143 nationally.

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

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.4 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

42%

LA 61%

Reading72% LA 74%

Writing60% LA 72%

Maths56% LA 70%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading61% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing55% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths55% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading65% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths66% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.8

Read

LA -0.4

-5.1 to -2.5

-3.2

Write

LA -0.2

-4.5 to -1.9

-3.9

Maths

LA -1.2

-5.1 to -2.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading76% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA 0.0

-2.3 to 0.8

-1.1

Write

LA 0.1

-2.5 to 0.4

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.0 to 0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 65%

Reading83% LA 76%

Writing78% LA 80%

Maths86% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.0

-2 to 1

-1.9

Write

LA 0.4

-3.4 to -0.4

-0.1

Maths

LA -0.5

-1.5 to 1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 March 2025

Inspection Report

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02 December 2014

Inspection Report

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04 January 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-03-18

S5 Inspection 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

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-12-02

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2012-11-08

None EIF

Requires improvement

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

1.5%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

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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 399 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.5%, 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)	399	6	1.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	401	5	1.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	394	2	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	392	2	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	394	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	438	6	1.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	437	5	1.1%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	448	8	1.8%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	441	5	1.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	437	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	435	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	439	3	0.7%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	442	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	444	8	1.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	445	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	445	6	1.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	444	2	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	444	5	1.1%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	440	5	1.1%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	438	3	0.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	441	2	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	442	1	0.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	442	3	0.7%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	435	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	432	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	431	2	0.5%	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 22 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 13 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils