St Anthony's School
St Anthony's Way, Margate, CT9 3RA
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT)
- Headteacher
- Mr Antony Curry
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- East Thanet
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 107
- Pupils on roll
- 110
- URN
- 119037
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01843292015
About this school
St Anthony's School is a foundation special school in Margate. It teaches children aged 7 to 16 and has 110 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Anthony's 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 May 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -12.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -10.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -11.90 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 18 | 17 | 13 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.8 | 0.9 | - |
| Progress 8 score | -1.83 -2.48 to -1.18 | -1.52 -2.19 to -0.85 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Anthony's 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 | 0% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0.8 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 0.9 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 20.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 23% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 24.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 101 |
| 2024/25 | 108 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 80.56%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 24.84%
- Persistent absence
- 61.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Life Skills Enterprise0.4 miles
Special schools · Margate
-
Parkview Academy0.7 miles
Special schools
-
Cross Keys Learning0.8 miles
Special schools · Kent
-
Enterprise Learning Alliance1.3 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Margate
-
Liberty College1.3 miles
Other types · Margate
Other schools in Margate
- Enterprise Learning Alliance Local authority maintained schools
- Liberty College Other types
- Life Skills Enterprise Special schools
- The Llewellyn School and Nursery Special schools
- Cliftonville Primary School Primary
- Drapers Mills Primary Academy Primary
- Garlinge Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Northdown Primary School Primary
- Palm Bay Primary School Primary
- Salmestone Primary School Primary
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Anthony's School teach?
- St Anthony's School teaches children aged 7 to 16. It is a special school in Margate.
- Who is the headteacher of St Anthony's School?
- The headteacher of St Anthony's School is Mr Antony Curry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Anthony's School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Anthony's 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 St Anthony's School?
- St Anthony's School has 110 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 16.
- Is St Anthony's School full?
- St Anthony's School has capacity for 107 pupils and 110 on roll (103%), so it is at or above 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 St Anthony's School a faith school?
- No. St Anthony's School has no designated religious character.
- Is St Anthony's School part of an academy trust?
- St Anthony's School is part of Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT). Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does St Anthony's School have?
- The schools register lists St Anthony's School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Anthony's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is St Anthony's School's absence rate?
- St Anthony's School's overall absence rate is 24.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Anthony's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Anthony's 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.