Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable

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

Summary of the comparison

Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable are primary schools in Whitstable.

  • Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School was judged Outstanding and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable 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 73.0% for Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School and 68.0% for St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School (56.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable (64.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School versus St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WhitstableWhitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior SchoolWhitstableSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, WhitstableEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureC60/100
Local ranking146th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure172nd of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll225 311
Capacity240 420
LocationWhitstable, CT5 1AY Whitstable, CT5 2EY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard73.0% Stronger figure68.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 8.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census225 311
Free school meals (ever 6)16.9% 16.1%
English as an additional language4.9% 5.1%
SEN support18.7% 7.1%
SEN with an EHC plan2.2% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence5.6% 5.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence15.8% 13.0% 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.

Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable

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