Whitstable Junior SchoolJoy Lane Primary Foundation School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Whitstable.
Summary of the comparison
Whitstable Junior School and Joy Lane Primary Foundation School are primary schools in Whitstable.
Whitstable Junior School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Joy Lane Primary Foundation School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Whitstable Junior School was judged Good and Joy Lane Primary Foundation 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 68.0% for Whitstable Junior School and 58.0% for Joy Lane Primary Foundation School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Whitstable Junior School (49.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Joy Lane Primary Foundation School (53.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WhitstableWhitstable Junior School | WhitstableJoy Lane Primary Foundation School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D52/100 | D52/100 | |
| Local ranking | 256th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure | 261st of 450 in Kent | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Foundation school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 7-11 | 1-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 200 | 619 | |
| Capacity | 255 | 630 | |
| Location | Whitstable, CT5 1DB | Whitstable, CT5 4LT | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 68.0% Stronger figure | 58.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 13.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 106.0 Stronger figure | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 105.0 Stronger figure | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 200 | 619 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 33.0% | 24.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.0% | 4.5% | |
| SEN support | 22.5% | 11.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.5% | 8.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.2% | 5.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.4% | 15.0% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
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 Junior School
Joy Lane Primary Foundation School
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