Westmeads Community Infant School

Cromwell Road, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1NA

Not rated

Inspected 7 January 2025 · no overall grade

No overall grade

Ofsted

Primary

Phase

2–7

Ages

140

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Community school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Kent →
School Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 2–7
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 140 / 219 (64%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 7 January 2025

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

24.3%

Disadvantaged

9.3%

EAL

2.9%

SEN support

19.3%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Attendance

4.4%

Overall absence

6.9%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

7.4

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -1.0 vs 2023/24

18.9

Pupils per teacher

↑ +1.9 vs 2023/24

5.84

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +0.5 vs 2023/24

£47,280

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 43% on leadership pay

↑ +£1,580 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

↑ +1.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£7,759

Spend per pupil

£7,772

Income per pupil

50%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.