Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School

About Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School

If you are a parent considering Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School, the numbers suggest a school that is genuinely popular with local families. For the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 129 applications for just 60 places, giving it an oversubscription ratio of 2.15. That means more than two families applied for every available spot, and of the 59 first-preference applications, 58 were offered a place. This level of demand is a strong signal that parents who know the school well are keen to get their children in. The school is a state-funded, mixed primary for children aged 4 to 11, with a Church of England character, and is led by headteacher Sarah Roberts. It currently has 402 pupils on roll, just shy of its 420 capacity, and a significant 59.7 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is well above the national average and reflects the local community it serves.

Academically, the school holds a Good rating from Ofsted across all categories in its most recent 2023 inspection, including behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. This is consistent with its previous 2017 inspection, which also rated overall effectiveness as Good. However, the Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 paint a more challenging picture. Only 39 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a local authority average of 63 per cent. Just 2 per cent reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths. In the Thanet local authority, the school ranks 24th out of 25 primary schools on this metric, placing it in the bottom 50 nationally. Reading and maths average scores were 101 and 100 respectively, both close to the national baseline, but the proportion of pupils achieving the expected standard in each subject was below the LA average.

The school offers a range of facilities including playing fields, a forest school, library, gymnasium, music rooms and a chapel, plus clubs such as art, gardening, book club and drama. Sports on offer include gymnastics, netball, athletics, rounders and tennis. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists a broad set of SEND provisions, including support for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder, as well as a resourced provision. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary school is St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School, 3.5 km away. This school will suit families who value a strong community feel, a Church of England ethos, and a school that is clearly in high demand locally, but who are also realistic about the academic outcomes and may want to supplement learning at home.

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