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St Martin's School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy

Markland Road, Dover CT17 9LY · stmartins.kent.sch.uk · 01304 206620

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
70%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
183
87% of 210 places
Local authority
Kent
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
29%
First language not English
1.1%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Whinless Down Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 29 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 30 (Places 30)30September 2023: 19 (Places 22)19September 2024: 24 (Places 24)24September 2025: 25 (Places 26)25September 2026: 29 (Places 30)29Places 30
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202630291100%
September 2025Sept 202526251100%
September 2024Sept 202424241100%
September 2023Sept 202322190.9100%
September 2022Sept 202230301100%

Results

In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 41% (England 53%)41%2016/17: 52% (England 61%)52%2017/18: 60% (England 64%)60%2018/19: 50% (England 65%)50%2022/23: 64% (England 60%)64%2023/24: 54% (England 61%)54%2024/25: 70% (England 62%)70%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲70%62%
▲13%8%
Average scaled score
●105106
●105105
●103105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 118394)

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 8 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Martin's School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
7 Feb 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Dec 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

61% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (36 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
61%
Replies
36
19% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school▼75% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼72% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼70% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼70% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼69% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●83% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼69% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼80% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼86% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼64% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼65% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 94% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼28% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 50% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼57% agreeEngland 67%

based on 14 parents (39%) with SEND

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