St Crispin's Infant School
St Crispin's Infant School is an academy converter in Thanet for pupils aged 4 to 7. It has 193 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Crispin's Infant School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in January 2025 of its predecessor, St Crispin's Community Primary Infant School.
Ofsted inspection: December 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-7 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | St Crispin's Road Westgate-on-Sea Kent CT8 8EB |
| Reference Number | 152231 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 193 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 50.78%
Girls: 49.22% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 28.6% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 8.3% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 27.6 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.6 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | 29 | 57 |
| 2 | 41 | 34 | 75 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 82.4% |
| White, Other | 5.7% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 2.6% |
| White & Asian | 2.1% |
| Indian | 1% |
| Mixed, Other | 1% |
| African | 0.5% |
| Irish | 0.5% |
| Pakistani | 0.5% |
| Asian, Other | 0.5% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Crispin's Community Primary Infant School, inspected in January 2025.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Requires Improvement |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 05 Dec 2025 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
| First Preference | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Second Preference | 33 | 4 |
| Third Preference | 23 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
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).
In 2025–26, 13.5% of pupils at St Crispin's Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 9 | 6 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 6 | 1 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 5 | 0 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 4 | 0 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
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.
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St Crispin's Infant School is part of The Stour Academy Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:
- Water Meadows Primary School Canterbury
- Sturry Church of England Primary School Canterbury
- Adisham Church of England Primary School Canterbury
- Thistle Hill Primary School Sheerness
- Richmond Primary School Sheerness
- Lansdowne Primary School Sittingbourne
- Finberry Primary School Ashford
- Chilmington Green Primary School Ashford
What is St Crispin's Infant School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St Crispin's Infant School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in January 2025 of its predecessor, St Crispin's Community Primary Infant School.
When was St Crispin's Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?
St Crispin's Infant School was last inspected in December 2025.
How many pupils does St Crispin's Infant School have?
St Crispin's Infant School has 193 pupils on roll.
What age range does St Crispin's Infant School cover?
St Crispin's Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.
Where is St Crispin's Infant School?
St Crispin's Infant School is at St Crispin's Road, Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, CT8 8EB.