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Whitstable Junior School

Foundation school · Whitstable · CT5 1DB

Ages 7–11 · 202 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

49%

Overall absence

6.7%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-06-08

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)49%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.4%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
5.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.7%
Enrolments in measure
235

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill79%

202 pupils · 255 places

Pupils on roll
202
Boys / girls
112 / 90
School capacity
255
Capacity fill
202 / 255 (79%)
Free school meals
32.7%
FSM pupils
66
Gender
Mixed
School type
Foundation school

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: The Coastal Alliance Co-operative Trust
Academy trust
The Coastal Alliance Co-operative Trust
Headteacher
Ms Sarah Kent Kirsten Collin

Location

Address
Oxford Street
Postcode
CT5 1DB
Town
Whitstable
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Canterbury
Constituency
Canterbury
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed foundation school (primary), Ages 7–11, in Whitstable, Kent, 202 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 32.7%.

Open schools in Whitstable
9
Primary schools in Whitstable
7
Academies among open schools in Whitstable
22% (2)
Open schools in CT5
11
Primary in CT5
7
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Primary in Kent LA
459

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in WhitstableNear CT5

Contact

Headteacher
Ms Sarah Kent Kirsten Collin
Telephone
01227272385
Website
www.whitstable-junior.kent.sch.uk/

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