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Schools in Whitstable

Whitstable is in Kent. 9 open schools and colleges have a Whitstable address: 7 primary, 1 secondary and 1 special. 22% are academies or free schools.

Schools

9

7 primary · 1 secondary

Pupils

3,343

on roll in 8 schools

Ofsted Good or better

100%

7 of 7 with a one-word grade on record

Governors

84

on record across 8 schools

Filter schools

Phase

All Primary 7 Secondary 1 Special 1

Ofsted

All Outstanding 1 Good 6 No overall grade or ungraded 1 None on record 1

Type

All Academy or free school 2 Council-maintained 6 Other 1

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Schools in Whitstable 9

Schools in Whitstable
School	Phase	Ofsted	Pupils	Governors
Joy Lane Primary Foundation SchoolFoundation schoolGoodFeb 2014Primary · 621 pupils · 11 governors	Primary	GoodFeb 2014	621	11
St Alphege Church of England Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled schoolGoodJun 2024Primary · 206 pupils · 17 governors	Primary	GoodJun 2024	206	17
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, WhitstableAcademy converterGoodMay 2015Primary · 301 pupils · 7 governors	Primary	GoodMay 2015	301	7
Swalecliffe Community Primary SchoolFoundation schoolGoodJun 2013Primary · 492 pupils · 11 governors	Primary	GoodJun 2013	492	11
The Far Academy CICSpecial post 16 institutionNone on recordSpecial	Special	None on record	-	-
The Whitstable SchoolAcademy converterGoodMar 2024Secondary · 1,112 pupils · 12 governors	Secondary	GoodMar 2024	1,112	12
Westmeads Community Infant SchoolCommunity schoolNo overall gradeJan 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effectivePrimary · 183 pupils · 7 governors	Primary	No overall gradeJan 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective	183	7
Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior SchoolVoluntary aided schoolOutstandingJan 2017Primary · 226 pupils · 10 governors	Primary	OutstandingJan 2017	226	10
Whitstable Junior SchoolFoundation schoolGoodApr 2015Primary · 202 pupils · 9 governors	Primary	GoodApr 2015	202	9

At a glance

Phase

Primary7

Secondary1

Special1

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding1

Good6

No overall grade or ungraded1

None on record1

Type

Academy or free school2

Council-maintained6

Other1

Trusts running schools here

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The Coastal Alliance Co-operative Trust 3 schools
Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership 1 school
Swale Academies Trust 1 school

Local authority

Kent 9

Nearby towns

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Sources

Schools, phases, types and pupil numbers: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education. Open schools in England only.
Ofsted: Ofsted management information (management information as at 30 Sep 2026), via WhatSchool. A one-word grade is shown only with the date of the inspection that gave it. Since September 2024 new inspections give no overall grade: the key judgements, or the report card areas, are shown instead, with the inspection date.
Governors: DfE governance records (Get Information about Schools), as at 18 October 2026. Independent schools do not publish governors there.
Towns are the postal town in each school's address. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.