West Minster Primary School
St George's Avenue, Sheerness, ME12 1ET
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head of School
- Miss Tina Ovenden
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Sheerness West Federation
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 570
- Pupils on roll
- 473
- URN
- 118438
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01795662178
About this school
West Minster Primary School is a community primary school in Sheerness. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 473 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected West Minster Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 68 | 70 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 76% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 6% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 84% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 86% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 73% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How West Minster Primary 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 | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 508 |
| 2023/24 | 504 |
| 2024/25 | 472 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How West Minster Primary School compares
West Minster Primary School ranked 205th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 7.7% | 66% | 473 | — |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School | 43% | 7.4% | 56.4% | 198 | 0.5 miles |
| Rose Street Primary School | 51% | 8.4% | 67.7% | 424 | 0.5 miles |
| Richmond Primary School | 63% | 7.8% | 75.1% | 246 | 1.0 miles |
| Queenborough School and Nursery | 85% | 5.7% | 37.8% | 470 | 1.1 miles |
| Halfway Houses Primary School | 72% | 5.9% | 32% | 498 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 65.98%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.7%
- Persistent absence
- 26.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Edward's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sheerness
-
Rose Street Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sheerness
-
Richmond Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Sheerness
-
Queenborough School and Nursery1.1 miles
Primary · Queenborough
-
Halfway Houses Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Sheerness
Other schools in Sheerness
West Minster Primary School ranks 3rd of the 10 ranked primary schools in Sheerness.
- Eastchurch Church of England Primary School Primary
- Halfway Houses Primary School Primary
- Minster in Sheppey Primary School Primary
- Richmond Primary School Primary
- Rose Street Primary School Primary
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- St. Clement's CofE Primary School Primary
- Thistle Hill Academy Primary
- EKC Sheppey Secondary Secondary
- Leigh Academy Minster Secondary
- Curly's Farm and School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does West Minster Primary School teach?
- West Minster Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheerness.
- Who is the head of school of West Minster Primary School?
- The head of school of West Minster Primary School is Miss Tina Ovenden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has West Minster Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected West Minster Primary 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 many pupils are at West Minster Primary School?
- West Minster Primary School has 473 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is West Minster Primary School full?
- West Minster Primary School has capacity for 570 pupils and 473 on roll (83%), 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 West Minster Primary School a faith school?
- No. West Minster Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does West Minster Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records West Minster Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is West Minster Primary School part of an academy trust?
- West Minster Primary School is part of the Sheerness West Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does West Minster Primary School have?
- The schools register lists West Minster Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have West Minster Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does West Minster Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- West Minster Primary School ranked 205th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is West Minster Primary School's absence rate?
- West Minster Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are West Minster Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Minster Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.