Newlands Primary School

Newlands Primary School continues to demonstrate a good performance overall, maintaining its reputation as a welcoming and supportive environment for pupils. With leaders setting high ambitions for everyone, the school offers a well-structured curriculum that encourages engagement and a love for learning. Pupils feel valued and are generally well-supported, contributing to a positive atmosphere where they can thrive academically and socially. Notably, the introduction of school dog Niko exemplifies the staff's commitment to addressing emotional needs, supporting particularly anxious pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils feel valued and safe at school.
• Strong support for emotional needs, including the use of a school dog.
• Well-sequenced and ambitious curriculum that engages pupils.
• Effective teaching in reading and mathematics with good assessment practices.
• Supportive environment for pupils with SEND, helping them learn alongside peers.

Areas for Improvement

• Gaps in knowledge in subjects beyond English and mathematics.
• Assessment in subjects other than English and mathematics is in early stages and inconsistent.

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 Newlands Primary School attended 92.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 26.4% 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, 4.3% of pupils at Newlands Primary 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 Newlands Primary School had 21.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.7% 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, 15.2% of pupils at Newlands Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.4% 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 2024–25 Newlands Primary School received £7,370 and spent £7,694 for each of its 258 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £116,000 (£449 per pupil).

Across all 45 schools of The Kemnal Academies Trust, income was £8,501 and spending £8,452 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Ramsgate · Kent local authority: places and applications

Newlands Primary School is part of The Kemnal Academies Trust, which runs 45 schools. The nearest others:

• Dame Janet Primary Academy Ramsgate
• Northdown Primary School Margate
• Drapers Mills Primary Academy Margate
• Salmestone Primary School Margate
• Pluckley Church of England Primary School Ashford
• Smarden Primary School Ashford
• Rainham School for Girls Gillingham
• Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy Gillingham
• Maldon Primary School Maldon
• Heybridge Primary School Maldon

What is Newlands Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Newlands Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was Newlands Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Newlands Primary School was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does Newlands Primary School have?

Newlands Primary School has 257 pupils on roll.

What age range does Newlands Primary School cover?

Newlands Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Newlands Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Newlands Primary School?

Newlands Primary School is at Dumpton Lane, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 7AJ.