OFSTED
2 November 2022
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains 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
257
257 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
125
48.6% of pupils
Male pupils
132
51.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
43.3 pts
above England
School
68.1%
Thanet
38.2%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.4 pts
below England
School
17.9%
Thanet
11.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Thanet
3.4%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
67.7%
174
Any other White background
14.0%
36
African
5.1%
13
White and Black Caribbean
2.3%
6
Any other ethnic group
1.9%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.6%
4
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
20.6%
53 of
257 pupils
0.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.6 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
70.0%
9.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Reading
1.8 pts below England
School
72.0%
Thanet
63.2%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Writing
6.7 pts above England
School
77.0%
Thanet
61.7%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Maths
7.0 pts above England
School
79.0%
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
7.57%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.35 pts
higher than
England
School
7.57%
Thanet
8.35%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.42%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.61 pts
higher than
England
School
26.42%
Thanet
24.18%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.63%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.18 pts
lower than
England
School
1.63%
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
81.6%
6.6 pts
below England
Newlands Primary School
81.6%
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.