Joy Lane Primary Foundation School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 24 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
- 616 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.4%
- Persistent absence
- 18.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.4%
White British 90.4%
Mixed 5%
Other White 2.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
African 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 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 53%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 9%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Joy Lane Primary Foundation School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 89
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 92
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 44
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 89
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.9 |
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.2 |
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.1 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Reception, Full-time | 89 44 45 |
Year 1 | 87 47 40 |
Year 2 | 95 42 53 |
Year 3 | 89 48 41 |
Year 4 | 90 44 46 |
Year 5 | 76 45 31 |
Year 6 | 90 49 41 |
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 SchoolRequires improvement
- Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior SchoolOutstanding
- Whitstable Junior SchoolGood