OFSTED
14 May 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Improved significantly
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Medway
Trust
THE WESTBROOK TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
312
278 full-time ·
34 part-time
Female pupils
163
52.2% of pupils
Male pupils
149
47.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.9 pts
below England
School
10.9%
Medway
25.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.0 pts
below England
School
16.3%
Medway
16.5%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Medway
1.0%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
69.9%
218
African
9.3%
29
Any other White background
5.1%
16
Indian
4.5%
14
Any other Asian background
1.6%
5
Any other ethnic group
1.6%
5
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
13.5%
42 of
312 pupils
7.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.1 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.61%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.61 pts
lower than
England
School
4.61%
Medway
6.74%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.60%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.21 pts
lower than
England
School
11.60%
Medway
18.21%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Medway
2.36%
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
115.6%
27.4 pts
above England
St Margaret's Infant School
115.6%
Medway
96.8%
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.