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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable

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

personMrs Michele Blunt

corporate_fareKENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP

location_onWhitstable, CT5 2EY

language Visit Website phone 1227272692

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

374

school

Expected Standard

68%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable is a Academy converter primary school in Whitstable, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable is an academy converter in Whitstable, Kent, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP. The school has approximately 311 pupils on roll, of whom 16% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #214 of 424 primaries in Kent and #7,239 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 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%

Reading75% LA 74%

Writing81% LA 72%

Maths81% LA 70%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading85% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing87% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths74% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading78% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing66% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.4

0.5 to 3.7

-2.2

Write

LA -0.2

-3.7 to -0.7

0.7

Maths

LA -1.2

-0.8 to 2.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading74% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing92% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA 0.0

-0.4 to 2.7

1.5

Write

LA 0.1

0.1 to 2.9

-0.4

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.7 to 1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 65%

Reading92% LA 76%

Writing89% LA 80%

Maths87% LA 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA 0.0

0.1 to 3.1

-0.6

Write

LA 0.4

-2 to 0.8

Maths

LA -0.5

-1.4 to 1.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 November 2023

Inspection Report

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25 April 2018

Inspection Report

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03 July 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-04-25

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-05-07

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-05-15

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

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 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 311 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, 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)	311	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	309	1	0.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	342	11	3.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	343	2	0.6%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	344	7	2.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	372	3	0.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	374	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	377	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	393	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	391	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	392	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	406	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	408	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	406	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	414	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	414	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	412	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	413	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	413	1	0.2%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	409	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	429	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	428	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	428	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	425	3	0.7%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	421	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	416	1	0.2%	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 13 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Roman Catholic)

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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