St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School

St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School has demonstrated outstanding performance across all areas in its recent inspection. The school offers a highly effective and inspiring curriculum that engages students and promotes a love for learning. Pupils benefit from a strong emphasis on behavior, personal development, and leadership, which together create a supportive and thriving educational environment. This inspection marks the first routine assessment since the COVID-19 pandemic, and the school has successfully addressed related challenges while maintaining its high standards. Key strengths of the school include its commitment to inclusivity, particularly for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and the extensive extra-curricular opportunities that foster community engagement and cultural awareness. Leadership is highly effective, and staff feel well-supported, contributing to a positive school culture where both pupils and teachers can flourish. While the school is excelling, leaders remain dedicated to continuous improvement.

Strengths

• Highly effective and interesting curriculum
• Strong emphasis on behavior and personal development
• Exceptional support for pupils with SEND
• Extensive extra-curricular and enrichment programs
• Commitment to cultural diversity and inclusiveness
• Highly supportive leadership and staff wellbeing

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School had 21.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.6% of pupils at St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School received £6,382 and spent £6,431 for each of its 360 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £315,000 (£874 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School is Outstanding, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School have?

St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School has 360 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School cover?

St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School?

St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School is at Grange Road, St Peter's, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 3EP.