Dame Janet Primary Academy
Newington Road, Ramsgate, CT12 6QY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Sherwin
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Kemnal Academies Trust
- Constituency
- East Thanet
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 291
- URN
- 138972
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01843591807
About this school
Dame Janet Primary Academy is a primary academy in Ramsgate. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 291 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dame Janet Primary Academy, 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 13 March 2024, 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 | 55 | 58 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 62% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 5% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 66% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 71% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 66% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Dame Janet Primary Academy 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 | 69% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 371 |
| 2023/24 | 365 |
| 2024/25 | 315 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dame Janet Primary Academy compares
Dame Janet Primary Academy ranked 137th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% 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 | 72% | 7.8% | 67% | 291 | — |
| Ramsgate Arts Primary School | 73% | 6.5% | 32% | 409 | 0.3 miles |
| Newington Community Primary School | 47% | 7.2% | 55.6% | 692 | 0.6 miles |
| St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy | 57% | 8.1% | 64.3% | 120 | 0.7 miles |
| Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs | 33% | 5.8% | 44% | 407 | 0.9 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)
- 67.01%
- English as an additional language
- 13.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.79%
- Persistent absence
- 26.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ramsgate Arts Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Ramsgate
-
Newington Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ramsgate
-
St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Ramsgate
-
Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs0.9 miles
Primary · Broadstairs
-
Ellington Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Ramsgate
Other schools in Ramsgate
Dame Janet Primary Academy ranks 3rd of the 8 ranked primary schools in Ramsgate.
- Chilton Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Junior School, Ramsgate 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
- Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Dame Janet Primary Academy teach?
- Dame Janet Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ramsgate.
- Who is the headteacher of Dame Janet Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Dame Janet Primary Academy is Mrs Gemma Sherwin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dame Janet Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dame Janet Primary Academy, 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 Dame Janet Primary Academy?
- Dame Janet Primary Academy has 291 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Dame Janet Primary Academy full?
- Dame Janet Primary Academy has capacity for 360 pupils and 291 on roll (81%), 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 Dame Janet Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Dame Janet Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Dame Janet Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dame Janet Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Dame Janet Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Dame Janet Primary Academy 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 Dame Janet Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dame Janet Primary Academy compare with other schools in Kent?
- Dame Janet Primary Academy ranked 137th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% 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 Dame Janet Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Dame Janet Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dame Janet Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dame Janet Primary Academy'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.