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Westcourt Primary School

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

personMiss Mags Sexton

corporate_fareTHE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST

location_onGravesend, DA12 4JG

language Visit Website phone 1474566411

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2013

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Students

358

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Expected Standard

47%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Westcourt Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Gravesend, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 85% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Westcourt Primary School is an academy converter in Gravesend, Kent, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST. The school has approximately 307 pupils on roll, of whom 53% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #349 of 424 primaries in Kent and #11,670 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.7 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

47%

LA 61%

Reading64% LA 74%

Writing56% LA 72%

Maths51% LA 70%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading74% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing68% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading58% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths62% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA -0.4

-2.7 to 0.7

-3.1

Write

LA -0.2

-4.7 to -1.5

-0.5

Maths

LA -1.2

-2.0 to 1.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading67% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA 0.0

-1.7 to 2.7

1.5

Write

LA 0.1

-0.6 to 3.5

1.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-0.3 to 3.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 65%

Reading67% LA 76%

Writing70% LA 80%

Maths67% LA 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA 0.0

-4.1 to 0.3

0.2

Write

LA 0.4

-1.9 to 2.3

0.2

Maths

LA -0.5

-1.8 to 2.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-03-07

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-03-24

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

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(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 307 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, 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)	307	3	1.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	299	7	2.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	356	3	0.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	341	1	0.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	342	2	0.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	387	3	0.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	358	4	1.1%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	345	7	2.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	355	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	344	3	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	343	3	0.9%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	342	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	321	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	314	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	321	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	321	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	320	3	0.9%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	322	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	315	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	307	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	291	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	287	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	277	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 21 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils