Ramsgate Arts Primary School
140-144 Newington Road, Ramsgate, CT12 6PP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- VIKING ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Head Teacher
- Mr Nicholas Budge
- Constituency
- East Thanet
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 409
- URN
- 142117
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01843582847
About this school
Ramsgate Arts Primary School is a primary academy in Ramsgate. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 409 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ramsgate Arts 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 September 2023, 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 | 29 | 30 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 60% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 10% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 73% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 67% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 73% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
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 Ramsgate Arts 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 | 66% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 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 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 355 |
| 2023/24 | 376 |
| 2024/25 | 412 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ramsgate Arts Primary School compares
Ramsgate Arts Primary School ranked 120th 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 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 6.5% | 32% | 409 | — |
| Newington Community Primary School | 47% | 7.2% | 55.6% | 692 | 0.3 miles |
| Dame Janet Primary Academy | 72% | 7.8% | 67% | 291 | 0.3 miles |
| St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy | 57% | 8.1% | 64.3% | 120 | 0.4 miles |
| Ellington Infant School | — | 9.3% | 53.9% | 155 | 0.6 miles |
| Priory Infant School | — | 10.9% | 51.6% | 124 | 0.8 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)
- 32.04%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.51%
- Persistent absence
- 14.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newington Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Ramsgate
-
Dame Janet Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Ramsgate
-
St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Ramsgate
-
Ellington Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Ramsgate
-
Priory Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Ramsgate
Other schools in Ramsgate
Ramsgate Arts Primary School ranks 2nd 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
- Newlands Primary School Primary
- Priory Infant 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 Ramsgate Arts Primary School teach?
- Ramsgate Arts Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ramsgate.
- Who is the executive head teacher of Ramsgate Arts Primary School?
- The executive head teacher of Ramsgate Arts Primary School is Mr Nicholas Budge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ramsgate Arts Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ramsgate Arts 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 Ramsgate Arts Primary School?
- Ramsgate Arts Primary School has 409 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ramsgate Arts Primary School full?
- Ramsgate Arts Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 409 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ramsgate Arts Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ramsgate Arts Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ramsgate Arts Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ramsgate Arts Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Ramsgate Arts Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Ramsgate Arts Primary School is part of VIKING ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ramsgate Arts Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% 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 Ramsgate Arts Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Ramsgate Arts Primary School ranked 120th 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 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ramsgate Arts Primary School's absence rate?
- Ramsgate Arts Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ramsgate Arts Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ramsgate Arts 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 2 July 2026.