OFSTED
23 November 2021
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
302
284 full-time ·
18 part-time
Female pupils
151
50.0% of pupils
Male pupils
151
50.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
46.1 pts
above England
School
70.9%
Thanet
38.2%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.8 pts
above England
School
28.1%
Thanet
11.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Thanet
3.4%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
63.2%
191
Any other White background
16.6%
50
African
4.3%
13
Gypsy / Roma
3.6%
11
Any other Mixed background
3.0%
9
Indian
2.6%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
38.7%
117 of
302 pupils
17.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
21.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
52.0%
8.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Reading
9.8 pts below England
School
64.0%
Thanet
63.2%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
66.0%
Writing
4.3 pts below England
School
66.0%
Thanet
61.7%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
60.0%
Maths
12.0 pts below England
School
60.0%
Thanet
60.0%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.84%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.62 pts
higher than
England
School
10.84%
Thanet
8.35%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
39.93%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
24.12 pts
higher than
England
School
39.93%
Thanet
24.18%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.68%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.88 pts
higher than
England
School
2.68%
Thanet
2.98%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
70.7%
17.5 pts
below England
Northdown Primary School
70.7%
Thanet
92.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.