SCHOOL PROFILE

Christ Church Church of England Junior School, Ramsgate

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 139255
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 92.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

10 November 2021
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Kent
Trust CHRIST CHURCH CHURCH OF ENGLAND JUNIOR SCHOOL, RAMSGATE
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 223 223 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 109 48.9% of pupils
Male pupils 114 51.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

55.2%
30.4 pts above England
School 55.2%
Thanet 38.2%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

16.1%
4.2 pts below England
School 16.1%
Thanet 11.4%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
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
75.8%
169
Any other White background
9.4%
21
White and Black Caribbean
2.7%
6
African
2.2%
5
White and Asian
2.2%
5
Unclassified
1.8%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.3% 43 of 223 pupils
1.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.3%
Thanet 24.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.9% 31 pupils
England 14.8% 0.9 pts below
EHC plans 5.4% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 0.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Speech, language & communication 11
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Other difficulty or disability 1
Physical disability 1

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

58.0% 2.4 pts below England
School 58.0%
Thanet 52.0%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

72.0%

1.8 pts below England

School 72.0%
Thanet 63.2%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

75.0%

4.7 pts above England

School 75.0%
Thanet 61.7%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

62.0%

10.0 pts below England

School 62.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.97%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.76 pts higher than England
School 6.97%
Thanet 8.35%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

22.65%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.83 pts higher than England
School 22.65%
Thanet 24.18%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.14%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.33 pts higher than England
School 2.14%
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

92.9% 4.7 pts above England
Christ Church Church of England Junior School, Ramsgate
92.9%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information