Ellington Infant School
High Street, St Lawrence, Ramsgate, CT11 0QH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vikki Bowman
- Constituency
- East Thanet
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 155
- URN
- 118414
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01843591638
About this school
Ellington Infant School is a community primary school in Ramsgate. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 155 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 July 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Ellington Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 134 |
| 2023/24 | 148 |
| 2024/25 | 167 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ellington Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 9.3% | 53.9% | 155 | — |
| St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy | 57% | 8.1% | 64.3% | 120 | 0.2 miles |
| Priory Infant School | — | 10.9% | 51.6% | 124 | 0.4 miles |
| Christ Church Church of England Junior School, Ramsgate | 58% | 7% | 53.6% | 223 | 0.5 miles |
| Ramsgate Arts Primary School | 73% | 6.5% | 32% | 409 | 0.6 miles |
| Newington Community Primary School | 47% | 7.2% | 55.6% | 692 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.89%
- English as an additional language
- 11.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.25%
- Persistent absence
- 31.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Ramsgate
-
Priory Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Ramsgate
-
Christ Church Church of England Junior School, Ramsgate0.5 miles
Primary · Ramsgate
-
Ramsgate Arts Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ramsgate
-
Newington Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ramsgate
Other schools in Ramsgate
- Chilton Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Junior School, Ramsgate Primary
- Dame Janet Primary Academy Primary
- Minster Church of England Primary School Primary
- Monkton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Newington Community Primary School Primary
- Newlands Primary School Primary
- Priory Infant School Primary
- Ramsgate Arts Primary School Primary
- St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy Primary
- Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ellington Infant School teach?
- Ellington Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Ramsgate.
- Who is the headteacher of Ellington Infant School?
- The headteacher of Ellington Infant School is Mrs Vikki Bowman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ellington Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ellington Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ellington Infant School?
- Ellington Infant School has 155 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Ellington Infant School full?
- Ellington Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 155 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ellington Infant School a faith school?
- No. Ellington Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ellington Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ellington Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Ellington Infant School's absence rate?
- Ellington Infant School's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Ellington Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Ellington Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.