Newlands Primary School
Dumpton Lane, Ramsgate, CT11 7AJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr David Bailey
- Sponsor
- The Kemnal Academies Trust
- Constituency
- East Thanet
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 257
- URN
- 138436
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01843593086
About this school
Newlands Primary School is a primary academy in Ramsgate. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 257 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Newlands 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 November 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 70% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 2% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 77% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 49% | 40% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Newlands 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 | 74% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 291 |
| 2023/24 | 256 |
| 2024/25 | 258 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newlands Primary School compares
Newlands Primary School ranked 155th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 7.6% | 65.1% | 257 | — |
| St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School | 70% | 5.2% | 37.8% | 205 | 0.4 miles |
| Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | 77% | 4.5% | 16.7% | 210 | 0.5 miles |
| Priory Infant School | — | 10.9% | 51.6% | 124 | 0.7 miles |
| Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs | 33% | 5.8% | 44% | 407 | 0.8 miles |
| Ellington Infant School | — | 9.3% | 53.9% | 155 | 0.9 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)
- 65.12%
- English as an additional language
- 21.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.57%
- Persistent absence
- 26.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ramsgate
-
Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Broadstairs
-
Priory Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Ramsgate
-
Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs0.8 miles
Primary · Broadstairs
-
Ellington Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Ramsgate
Other schools in Ramsgate
Newlands Primary School ranks 4th of the 8 ranked primary 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
- 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 ages does Newlands Primary School teach?
- Newlands Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ramsgate.
- Who is the headteacher of Newlands Primary School?
- The headteacher of Newlands Primary School is Mr David Bailey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Newlands Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newlands 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 Newlands Primary School?
- Newlands Primary School has 257 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Newlands Primary School full?
- Newlands Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 257 on roll (82%), 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 Newlands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Newlands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Newlands Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Newlands Primary School is part of THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Newlands Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newlands Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Newlands Primary School ranked 155th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newlands Primary School's absence rate?
- Newlands Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newlands Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newlands 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 1 July 2026.