St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior AcademyRamsgate Arts Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ramsgate.

Summary of the comparison

St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy and Ramsgate Arts Primary School are primary schools in Ramsgate.

  • St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Ramsgate Arts Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Ramsgate Arts Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy was judged Good and Ramsgate Arts Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 57.0% for St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy and 73.0% for Ramsgate Arts Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy (46.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Ramsgate Arts Primary School (66.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy versus Ramsgate Arts Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RamsgateSt Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior AcademyRamsgateRamsgate Arts Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD41/100D51/100Stronger figure
Local ranking375th of 450 in Kent 275th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Free schools
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll129 412
Capacity256 420
LocationRamsgate, CT11 0QX Ramsgate, CT12 6PP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard57.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard2.0% 14.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census129 412
Free school meals (ever 6)64.3% 32.0%
English as an additional language12.4% 4.6%
SEN support16.3% 13.1%
SEN with an EHC plan5.4% 2.7%
Attendance
Overall absence8.1% 6.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence22.1% 14.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy

Ramsgate Arts Primary School

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