Community school · Kent

West Minster Primary School

2–11Ages
473Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118438URN

St George's Avenue, Sheerness, ME12 1ET · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Nov 2025

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

89 applications for 35 places · 156th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 25 November 2025Published 21 January 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

25 November 2025
Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
1 December 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Kent median (2.4) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

89 applications · 35 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 2.5; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.9; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.4; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.4; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.7; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.8; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.0; Kent median median 2.3

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	35	89	2.5	35	1.00
Sep 2025	45	98	2.2	43	0.96
Sep 2024	60	115	1.9	59	0.98
Sep 2023	51	122	2.4	45	0.88
Sep 2022	59	101	1.7	55	0.93
Sep 2021	57	105	1.8	54	0.95
Sep 2020	85	117	1.4	63	0.74
Sep 2019	71	120	1.7	66	0.93
Sep 2018	66	116	1.8	62	0.94
Sep 2017	63	107	1.7	56	0.89
Sep 2016	67	121	1.8	64	0.96
Sep 2015	60	128	2.1	53	0.88
Sep 2014	60	117	2.0	50	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 78% · Maths 81% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%201st of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	66%	14%	105	107
2023/24	76%	6%	107	107
2022/23	81%	4%	105	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

West Minster Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2025

2.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Rose Street Primary School
0.9 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Richmond Primary School
1.5 km · Kent

Good2022

1.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Queenborough School and Nursery
1.8 km · Kent

Outstanding2023

2.5applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Halfway Houses Primary School
1.9 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Thistle Hill Primary School
3.7 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Minster in Sheppey Primary School
3.9 km · Kent

2026

2.1applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
St James Church of England Primary Academy
4.0 km · Medway

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 38%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118438 · 886/2434
Capacity: 570 pupils · 473 on roll
Free school meals: 58.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: St George's Avenue, Sheerness, ME12 1ET
Local authority: Kent · Swale

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources