OFSTED
28 September 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
VIKING ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
409
409 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
199
48.7% of pupils
Male pupils
210
51.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.3 pts
above England
School
31.1%
Thanet
38.2%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.1 pts
below England
School
4.2%
Thanet
11.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Thanet
3.4%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
81.4%
333
Any other White background
5.6%
23
Any other Mixed background
3.4%
14
Unclassified
2.9%
12
White and Asian
2.4%
10
White and Black Caribbean
2.0%
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
22.0%
90 of
409 pupils
1.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.1 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
73.0%
12.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
85.0%
Reading
11.2 pts above England
School
85.0%
Thanet
63.2%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Writing
7.7 pts above England
School
78.0%
Thanet
61.7%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Maths
11.0 pts above England
School
83.0%
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
6.51%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.29 pts
higher than
England
School
6.51%
Thanet
8.35%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.48%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.33 pts
lower than
England
School
14.48%
Thanet
24.18%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.09%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.71 pts
lower than
England
School
1.09%
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
97.4%
9.2 pts
above England
Ramsgate Arts Primary School
97.4%
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.