Joy Lane Primary Foundation School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 23 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 1 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 135130
- Address
- Joy Lane, CT5 4LT
- Website
- www.joylane.kent.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 619 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 4.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.2%
- Persistent absence
- 15.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.5%
White British 90.5%
Mixed 4.9%
Other White 2.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.3
WritingAverage0.9
MathsBelow average-2.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 59%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 11%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Joy Lane Primary Foundation School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 88
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 100
- 2nd preference
- 55
- 3rd preference
- 39
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 88
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 92 44 48 |
| Year 1 | 90 45 45 |
| Year 2 | 90 47 43 |
| Year 3 | 92 39 53 |
| Year 4 | 90 47 43 |
| Year 5 | 87 43 44 |
| Year 6 | 78 46 32 |
Nearby schools
- St Alphege Church of England Infant SchoolGood
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, WhitstableGood
- Swalecliffe Community Primary SchoolGood
- The Whitstable SchoolGood
- Westmeads Community Infant SchoolOutstanding
- Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior SchoolOutstanding
- Whitstable Junior SchoolGood