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Christ Church Church of England Junior School, Ramsgate

Primary · Ramsgate · CT11 0ZZ

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Needs attention

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Needs attentionAchievement: Needs attentionAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Expected standardInclusion: Expected standardLeadership & governance: Needs attentionEarly years: Not applicablePost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 7 July 2026 · report published 10 September 2026

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At a glance

223 pupils · 93% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
55.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
17.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.christchurchjuniorschool.co.uk
URN
139255

In figures

At its report-card inspection on 7 July 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Needs attention. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 8.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

60 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
58%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
2%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school58%
Median of its 12 closest peers59%
Kent average63.6%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Beaufort Primary SchoolDerby · 165 miles awayRequires improvement47%
Clayton Brook Primary SchoolPreston · 237 miles awayGood32%
Wynstream Primary School AcademyExeter · 218 miles awayExpected standard57%
Hindsford CofE Primary SchoolManchester · 223 miles awayOutstanding77%
Linden Road AcademyTameside · 208 miles awayGood72%
Park Primary SchoolColne · 230 miles awayExpected standard57%
Sacred Heart RC Primary SchoolManchester · 223 miles awayExpected standard61%
Monkwick Junior SchoolColchester · 43 miles awayGood54%
Frederick Nattrass Primary AcademyStockton-on-Tees · 252 miles awayGood (2016)88%
St John's Church of England Primary School, RadcliffeBury · 220 miles awayExpected standard56%
Wilfred Owen Primary SchoolShrewsbury · 200 miles awayGood69%
Castle Hill Primary SchoolBolton · 224 miles awayGood67%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 76% (Kent 70%, England 60%) · Any other White background 9% (Kent 7%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Kent 1%, England 2%) · Black African 2% (Kent 5%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Kent 2%, England 2%) · Not recorded 2% (Kent 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Kent 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Kent 1%, England 1%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Kent 1%, England 0%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Kent 3%, England 3%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
8.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
24.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

10.91 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Kent: 3.00 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

84.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £48,656; 25% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,255
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £427,000; in-year balance +£47,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher29.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications20%18.1%
In managerial or professional work33.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways20.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health38.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier58.3%62.3%
Social housing15.2%17.1%
Privately rented26.6%20.5%
Detached houses27%22.9%
Flats43.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms18.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van25.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01024651 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£270,000513 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£185,000–£357,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (67)£410,000
Semi-detached (102)£330,000
Terraced (202)£275,000
Flat (142)£160,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
26an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
6an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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