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St Alphege Church of England Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Voluntary controlled
Oxford Street, Whitstable CT5 1DA · st-alphege.kent.sch.uk · 01227 272977
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 206
- 89% of 232 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 20.4%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 47 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 47 | 43 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 51 | 47 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 50 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 52 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 70 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
Ofsted
St Alphege Church of England Infant School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 4 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Feb 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (47 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 47
- 24% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (23%) with SEND