Primary school

St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Kent
  • CT9 4BU
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Feb 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,271 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 22%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 72%72%2016/17: top 76%2017/18: top 75%2018/19: top 77%2022/23: top 83%2023/24: top 62%2024/25: top 22%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM75% · South East 64%9/10 Top 20%+62.4 pts
Higher standard, RWM13% · South East 7%8/10 Above+69.6 pts
Reading score107 · South East 1066/10 Middle+41.2 pts
Maths score104 · South East 1054/10 Below+24.3 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 44% · 34 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 51% · 43 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 56% · 45 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 56% · 45 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 46% · 46 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 58% · 45 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 75% · 40 pupils · South East 64%75%44%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 12% · 34 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 12% · 43 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 2% · 45 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 2% · 45 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 2% · 46 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 2% · 45 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 13% · 40 pupils · South East 7%13%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 34 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 102 · 43 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 103 · 45 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 103 · 45 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 103 · 46 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 103 · 45 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 107 · 40 pupils · South East 106107102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 34 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 101 · 43 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 103 · 45 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 102 · 45 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 100 · 46 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 101 · 45 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 104 · 40 pupils · South East 105104100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in69.8%
30 of 43 who put it first2014 · 92.9%2026 · 69.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4330
2nd300
3rd280

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2025

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2017Requires improvement
  5. 2019Good
  6. 2025Lowest Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026284
Free school meals (past 6 years)34.7%
First language not English28.2%
SEN support22.4%
EHC plan3.7%
Absence (sessions missed)7.3%
Persistently absent pupils21.3%

Girls 48.3%Boys 51.7%

90.2% full · 315 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 54 responses (18.4% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school88.9% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school87% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved87% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 57.4% not applicable73.9% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year98.1% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 20.4% not applicable86% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?38.9% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 38.9% who said Yes above81% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child88.9% agree
  • My child does well at this school92.6% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing90.7% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school90.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school94.4% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development83.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent90.7% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.0
Pupils per adult10.4
  • Classroom teachers 8.4
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 15.1
  • Other support 4.9

Teachers 11.4 FTE · Whole workforce 31.3 · 44 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,711
Spend per pupil£5,704
Staff spend per pupil£4,429
Reserve per pupil£449
  • +£132,000revenue reserve
  • +£296,000in-year balance

Grants £6,578 · self-generated £133 · premises £248 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP (30 academies) · trust reserve £7,947,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it