Primary school

Whitstable Junior School

  • Foundation School
  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • Kent
  • CT5 1DB
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2015

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,869 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 39%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 31%31%2016/17: top 17%17% · 2016/172017/18: top 24%2018/19: top 32%2022/23: top 78%2023/24: top 77%2024/25: top 39%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM68% · South East 64%6/10 Middle−6.5 pts
Higher standard, RWM13% · South East 7%8/10 Above+29.7 pts
Reading score106 · South East 1065/10 Middle
Maths score105 · South East 1055/10 Middle+32.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 64% · 64 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 78% · 63 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 77% · 64 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 74% · 73 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 49% · 81 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 51% · 57 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 68% · 53 pupils · South East 64%78%49%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 64 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 10% · 63 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 17% · 64 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 10% · 73 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 5% · 81 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 0% · 57 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 13% · 53 pupils · South East 7%17%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 64 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 106 · 63 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 107 · 64 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 105 · 73 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 81 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 103 · 57 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 106 · 53 pupils · South East 106107103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 64 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 105 · 63 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 105 · 64 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 103 · 73 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 102 · 81 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 101 · 57 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 105 · 53 pupils · South East 105105101No exams

Getting in

No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2025

  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2013Requires improvement
  4. 2015Good
  5. 2019Remains Good
  6. 2025Ungraded visit

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026202
Free school meals (past 6 years)33.0%
First language not English5.0%
SEN support22.5%
EHC plan4.5%
Absence (sessions missed)6.2%
Persistently absent pupils18.4%

Girls 43%Boys 57%

79.2% full · 255 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 50 responses (25% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school88% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school84% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved86% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 60% not applicable50% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year100% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 14% not applicable81.4% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?42% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 42% who said Yes above61.9% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child84% agree
  • My child does well at this school86% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing90% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school94% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school98% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development76% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent84% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.2
Pupils per adult9.7
  • Classroom teachers 7.6
  • Leadership 2.4
  • Teaching assistants 9.1
  • Other support 6.8

Teachers 10 FTE · Whole workforce 25.9 · 38 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,267
Spend per pupil£7,605
Staff spend per pupil£5,992
Reserve per pupil£394
  • +£79,560revenue reserve
  • −£68,199in-year balance

Grants £6,749 · self-generated £614 · premises £505 per pupil