St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 8 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 142162
- Address
- Northwood Road, CT5 2EY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 343 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.0%
- Girls
- 51.0%
- First language not English
- 5.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.4%
- Persistent absence
- 14.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.1%
White British 79.9%
Mixed 7%
Other White 4.4%
Indian 2%
African 2%
Gypsy/Roma 1.5%
Irish 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other Asian 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.1
WritingBelow average-2.2
MathsAverage0.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 64%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 26
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 20
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 35 19 16 |
| Year 1 | 38 16 22 |
| Year 2 | 46 18 28 |
| Year 3 | 55 31 24 |
| Year 4 | 56 25 31 |
| Year 5 | 51 28 23 |
| Year 6 | 61 31 30 |
Nearby schools
- Joy Lane Primary Foundation SchoolGood
- St Alphege Church of England Infant SchoolGood
- Swalecliffe Community Primary SchoolGood
- The Whitstable SchoolGood
- Westmeads Community Infant SchoolRequires improvement
- Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior SchoolOutstanding
- Whitstable Junior SchoolGood