Minterne Junior School
Minterne Avenue, Sittingbourne, ME10 1SB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OUR COMMUNITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Head of School
- Miss Kirsty Warner
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 393
- URN
- 144869
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01795472323
About this school
Minterne Junior School is a primary academy in Sittingbourne. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 393 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Minterne 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 96 | 97 | 96 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 59% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 10% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 79% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 68% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 63% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Minterne 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 | 69% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 374 |
| 2023/24 | 380 |
| 2024/25 | 388 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Minterne Junior School compares
Minterne Junior School ranked 316th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 4.9% | 19.1% | 393 | — |
| The Oaks Infant School | — | 5.1% | 15% | 312 | 0.1 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 10.1% | 210 | 0.1 miles |
| Westlands Primary School | 67% | 6.1% | 33.8% | 469 | 0.4 miles |
| Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School | 69% | 3.7% | 5.7% | 417 | 0.6 miles |
| South Avenue Primary School | 67% | 5.4% | 38.3% | 408 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.07%
- English as an additional language
- 8%
- Overall absence
- 4.87%
- Persistent absence
- 11.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Oaks Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Westlands Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
South Avenue Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
Other schools in Sittingbourne
Minterne Junior School ranks 15th of the 23 ranked primary schools in Sittingbourne.
- Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bobbing Village School Primary
- Borden Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bredgar Church of England Primary School Primary
- Canterbury Road Primary School Primary
- Grove Park Primary School Primary
- Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holywell Primary School Primary
- Iwade School Primary
- Kemsley Primary Academy Primary
- Lansdowne Primary School Primary
- Lower Halstow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Minterne Junior School teach?
- Minterne Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Sittingbourne.
- Who is the head of school of Minterne Junior School?
- The head of school of Minterne Junior School is Miss Kirsty Warner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Minterne Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Minterne 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 Minterne Junior School?
- Minterne Junior School has 393 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Minterne Junior School full?
- Minterne Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 393 on roll (109%), 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 Minterne Junior School a faith school?
- No. Minterne Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Minterne Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Minterne Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Minterne Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Minterne Junior School is part of OUR COMMUNITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Minterne Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Minterne Junior School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Minterne Junior School'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 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Minterne Junior School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Minterne Junior School ranked 316th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Minterne Junior School's absence rate?
- Minterne Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Minterne Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Minterne 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 15 July 2026.