Whitstable Junior SchoolWhitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School

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

Summary of the comparison

Whitstable Junior School and Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School are primary schools in Whitstable.

  • Whitstable Junior School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Whitstable Junior School was judged Good and Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School was judged Outstanding.

  • 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 73.0% for Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior 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 Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School (56.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Whitstable Junior School versus Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WhitstableWhitstable Junior SchoolWhitstableWhitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100C62/100Stronger figure
Local ranking256th of 450 in Kent 146th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeFoundation school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll200 225
Capacity255 240
LocationWhitstable, CT5 1DB Whitstable, CT5 1AY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard68.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census200 225
Free school meals (ever 6)33.0% 16.9%
English as an additional language5.0% 4.9%
SEN support22.5% 18.7%
SEN with an EHC plan4.5% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence6.2% 5.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.4% 15.8% 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 Junior School

Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School

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