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
- 311 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 5.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.1%
- Persistent absence
- 12.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.1%
White British 80.1%
Mixed 7.8%
Other White 4.5%
African 2.3%
Indian 1.6%
Irish 1%
Unclassified 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
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 72%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
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
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 27
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 26 14 12 |
| Year 1 | 39 21 18 |
| Year 2 | 38 19 19 |
| Year 3 | 47 20 27 |
| Year 4 | 52 29 23 |
| Year 5 | 56 25 31 |
| Year 6 | 53 29 24 |