Voluntary controlled school · Kent

Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
397Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118694URN

St John's Road, Margate, CT9 1LU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

119 applications for 56 places · 251st of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

31%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Kent median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

119 applications · 56 places offered · 52 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Kent median median 2.3
2024 3.0; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.7; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.4; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.7; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.6; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.1; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.5; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.6; Kent median median 2.2
2016 3.7; Kent median median 2.5
2015 3.7; Kent median median 2.4
2014 3.4; 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	56	119	2.1	52	0.93
Sep 2025	60	129	2.2	59	0.98
Sep 2024	60	177	3.0	71	1.18
Sep 2023	60	159	2.7	73	1.22
Sep 2022	59	142	2.4	65	1.10
Sep 2021	60	161	2.7	90	1.50
Sep 2020	60	158	2.6	65	1.08
Sep 2019	60	125	2.1	56	0.93
Sep 2018	60	152	2.5	77	1.28
Sep 2017	60	156	2.6	81	1.35
Sep 2016	60	224	3.7	97	1.62
Sep 2015	60	222	3.7	113	1.88
Sep 2014	60	203	3.4	83	1.38

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 44% · Writing 41% · Maths 44% → all three 31% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard31%411th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard44%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard41%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard44%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	31%	0%	100	98
2023/24	39%	2%	101	100
2022/23	41%	8%	100	98

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

Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Salmestone Primary School
0.8 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

2.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Drapers Mills Primary Academy
0.9 km · Kent

2026

2.0applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate
1.1 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Cliftonville Primary School
1.5 km · Kent

Good2024

1.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Northdown Primary School
1.7 km · Kent

Good2021

2.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Garlinge Primary School and Nursery
1.9 km · Kent

Good2023

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Palm Bay Primary School
2.4 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Callis Grange Nursery and Infant School
3.4 km · Kent

Good2022

2.3applications per place

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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118694 · 886/3179
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 397 on roll
Free school meals: 53.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: St John's Road, Margate, CT9 1LU
Local authority: Kent · Thanet

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