OFSTED
16 October 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
216
203 full-time ·
13 part-time
Female pupils
101
46.8% of pupils
Male pupils
115
53.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
26.1 pts
above England
School
50.9%
Thanet
38.2%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.3 pts
below England
School
19.0%
Thanet
11.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Thanet
3.4%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
63.0%
136
African
12.0%
26
Any other White background
5.6%
12
Any other Mixed background
5.1%
11
Any other ethnic group
3.7%
8
Indian
2.3%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
24.5%
53 of
216 pupils
3.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
66.0%
5.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Reading
4.8 pts below England
School
69.0%
Thanet
63.2%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Writing
8.7 pts above England
School
79.0%
Thanet
61.7%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
66.0%
Maths
6.0 pts below England
School
66.0%
Thanet
60.0%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.86%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.64 pts
higher than
England
School
9.86%
Thanet
8.35%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
29.69%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.87 pts
higher than
England
School
29.69%
Thanet
24.18%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.21%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.40 pts
higher than
England
School
5.21%
Thanet
2.98%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
102.9%
14.7 pts
above England
Salmestone Primary School
102.9%
Thanet
92.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.