Minster Church of England Primary School
Molineux Road, Minster-in-Thanet, Ramsgate, CT12 4PS
This school is closed (it closed in March 2026).
It was replaced by Minster Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul McCarthy
- Diocese
- Diocese of Canterbury
- Constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 383
- URN
- 118696
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
About this school
Minster Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Ramsgate. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 383 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Minster Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 | 49 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 65% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 88% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 84% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 82% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Minster Church of England 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 | 60% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 389 |
| 2023/24 | 378 |
| 2024/25 | 385 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Minster Church of England Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 5.9% | 28.8% | 383 | — |
| Minster Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Monkton Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.4 miles |
| Birchington Church of England Primary School | 49% | 5.5% | 32.1% | 422 | 2.6 miles |
| St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School | 75% | 4.1% | 19.6% | 212 | 3.1 miles |
| St Crispin's Infant School | — | — | — | 193 | 3.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.83%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.91%
- Persistent absence
- 14.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Minster Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Ramsgate
-
Monkton Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Ramsgate
-
Birchington Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Birchington
-
St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Birchington
-
St Crispin's Infant School3.2 miles
Primary · Westgate-on-Sea
Other schools in Ramsgate
- Chilton Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Junior School, Ramsgate Primary
- Dame Janet Primary Academy Primary
- Ellington Infant School 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Minster Church of England Primary School teach?
- Minster Church of England Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Ramsgate.
- Has Minster Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Minster Church of England Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Minster Church of England Primary School?
- Minster Church of England Primary School had 383 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Minster Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Minster Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Minster Church of England 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.