Dame Janet Primary Academy

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Newington Road
Ramsgate
Kent
CT12 6QY
Phone 01843591807
Reference Number 138972

Dame Janet Primary Academy continues to demonstrate effective performance, maintaining its status as a good school. The school emphasizes the emotional well-being of all pupils, especially those who are disadvantaged, fostering an environment where students feel valued and connected. The curriculum is designed to be ambitious, particularly in English and mathematics, where pupils exhibit strong recall and application of knowledge. Recent changes to writing instruction are also showing positive impacts on students’ confidence.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 315
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.11%
Girls: 48.89%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 63.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 13.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 25.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 23 19 42
2 18 26 44
3 20 22 42
4 24 15 39
5 23 19 42
6 30 27 57

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 75.2%
White, Other 8.9%
Mixed, Other 4.4%
African 3.2%
Indian 1.6%
Pakistani 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
White & Asian 0.3%
Irish 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 12 Mar 2024
Date Report
12 Mar 2024 School inspection
02 Oct 2018 Full inspection:
23 Mar 2018 Monitoring visit
21 Jun 2016 Full inspection:
04 Jul 2014 Monitoring visit
25 Feb 2014 Full inspection:
24 Apr 2013 Monitoring visit

Strengths

  • Strong emphasis on emotional well-being and care for disadvantaged pupils.
  • Pupils achieve well in English and mathematics with effective curriculum implementation.
  • Well-trained specialist staff support pupils with SEND.
  • Robust processes for tracking reading progress and providing support.
  • Wide range of extracurricular opportunities that enrich pupil experiences.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent teaching in some newer subject areas, impacting pupil learning.
  • Need for improved processes to check pupil understanding and retention of knowledge.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 72%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 2%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 107

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.1
Writing 0.6
Maths 0.2

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 11 2
Third Preference 24 2
From another Local Authority 0 0

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