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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 April 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 6 February 2014Graded inspection: 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 entry162 applications · 89 places offered · 85 named it first
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 1.8; Kent median median 2.4
- 2025 2.2; Kent median median 2.3
- 2024 1.9; Kent median median 2.4
- 2023 1.7; Kent median median 2.3
- 2022 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
- 2021 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
- 2020 1.6; Kent median median 2.2
- 2019 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
- 2018 1.9; Kent median median 2.1
- 2017 1.7; Kent median median 2.2
- 2016 1.7; Kent median median 2.5
- 2015 1.8; Kent median median 2.4
- 2014 1.8; 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 | 89 | 162 | 1.8 | 85 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 88 | 194 | 2.2 | 100 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2024 | 89 | 170 | 1.9 | 92 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2023 | 84 | 145 | 1.7 | 81 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2022 | 78 | 135 | 1.7 | 71 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2021 | 86 | 129 | 1.5 | 85 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2020 | 69 | 112 | 1.6 | 67 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2019 | 76 | 125 | 1.6 | 74 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2018 | 62 | 117 | 1.9 | 58 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2017 | 84 | 142 | 1.7 | 81 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2016 | 89 | 149 | 1.7 | 76 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2015 | 78 | 137 | 1.8 | 63 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2014 | 66 | 119 | 1.8 | 60 | 0.91 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 65% · Writing 74% · Maths 71% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Kent median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 58% | 8% | 103 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 11% | 106 | 104 |
| 2022/23 | 53% | 9% | 105 | 102 |
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
- Joy Lane Primary Foundation SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · KentStandards maintained202568%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · KentGood20242.6applications per place
- Remains Outstanding202273%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20252.2applications per place
- 2.0 km · KentRemains Good20232.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 3.2 km · KentRemains Good20232.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 5.3 km · KentRemains Outstanding20243.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 6.0 km · KentRemains Good20232.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 135130 · 886/3910
- Trust
- The Coastal Alliance Co-operative Trust
- Capacity
- 630 pupils · 621 on roll
- Free school meals
- 22.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2007
- Address
- Joy Lane, Whitstable, CT5 4LT
- Local authority
- Kent · Canterbury
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources