Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School
High Street, Whitstable, CT5 1AY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Ellen Taylor
- Diocese
- Diocese of Canterbury
- Constituency
- Canterbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 226
- URN
- 118737
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01227273630
About this school
Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Whitstable. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 226 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 December 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 49 | 51 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 63% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 84% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 71% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 78% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior 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 | 56% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 225 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School compares
Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School ranked 126th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 5.6% | 16.9% | 226 | — |
| St Alphege Church of England Infant School | — | 5.9% | 18.5% | 206 | 0.1 miles |
| Whitstable Junior School | 68% | 6.2% | 33% | 202 | 0.2 miles |
| Westmeads Community Infant School | — | 4.4% | 24.3% | 183 | 0.2 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable | 68% | 5.1% | 16.1% | 301 | 0.6 miles |
| Joy Lane Primary Foundation School | 58% | 5.4% | 24.2% | 621 | 0.7 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)
- 16.89%
- English as an additional language
- 4.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.55%
- Persistent absence
- 15.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Alphege Church of England Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Whitstable
-
Whitstable Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Whitstable
-
Westmeads Community Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Whitstable
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable0.6 miles
Primary · Whitstable
-
Joy Lane Primary Foundation School0.7 miles
Primary · Whitstable
Other schools in Whitstable
Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School ranks 1st of the 5 ranked primary schools in Whitstable.
- Joy Lane Primary Foundation School Primary
- St Alphege Church of England Infant School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable Primary
- Swalecliffe Community Primary School Primary
- Westmeads Community Infant School Primary
- Whitstable Junior School Primary
- The Whitstable School Secondary
- The Far Academy CIC Other types
Common questions
- What ages does Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School teach?
- Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Whitstable.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School?
- The headteacher of Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School is Miss Ellen Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior 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 Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School?
- Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School has 226 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School full?
- Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 226 on roll (94%), 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 Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Canterbury.
- Does Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School ranked 126th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School's absence rate?
- Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior 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.