Ofsted: Good emoji_events #305 in Kent public Top 72% UK

Minterne Junior School

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

personMs Kirsty Warner

corporate_fareOUR COMMUNITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onSittingbourne, ME10 1SB

language Visit Website phone 1795472323

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2014

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Students

374

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Expected Standard

55%

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Age Range

7-11

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Minterne Junior School is a Academy converter primary school in Sittingbourne, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 72% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Minterne Junior School is an academy converter in Sittingbourne, Kent, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of OUR COMMUNITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 388 pupils on roll, of whom 19% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #305 of 424 primaries in Kent and #9,980 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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

55%

LA 61%

Reading67% LA 74%

Writing77% LA 72%

Maths68% LA 70%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading79% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths68% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading80% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA -0.4

-0.5 to 2.1

1.8

Write

LA -0.2

0.6 to 3.1

-0.5

Maths

LA -1.2

-1.7 to 0.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading78% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA 0.0

-1.4 to 1.1

0.4

Write

LA 0.1

-0.7 to 1.5

-0.5

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.6 to 0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 65%

Reading77% LA 76%

Writing89% LA 80%

Maths66% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.0

-1.7 to 0.7

1.1

Write

LA 0.4

0 to 2.2

-2.1

Maths

LA -0.5

-3.2 to -1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-04-01

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-03-17

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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 388 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	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	388	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	386	1	0.3%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	385	5	1.3%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	380	7	1.8%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	374	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	376	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	374	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	373	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	365	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	361	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	363	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	370	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	368	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	365	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	385	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	385	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	386	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	392	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	392	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	388	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	386	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	389	4	1.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	387	2	0.5%	0.5%	0

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 47 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 21 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 16 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils