St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Kent council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Kent's full dates

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 23 families put this school as their first choice, and 25 places were offered. 23 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

These clubs are registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• St Marys Breakfast and Afterschool Club, breakfast club, after-school club. Ofsted report
• Teamtheme Holidays Sports Camp, St Mary's Catholic Primary, Whitstable, holiday club. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 8 November 2023: School remains Good.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Primary

Ages

4–11

Pupils

301 (capacity 420)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Archdiocese of Southwark

Academy trust

KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP

Phone

01227272692

Address

Northwood Road, Whitstable, CT5 2EY

Website

st-marys-whitstable.kent.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports