Ramsgate Arts Primary School

About Ramsgate Arts Primary School

Ramsgate Arts Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across both its most recent inspections. The school's most informative exam metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which stands at 60%. This figure is slightly below the Kent local authority average of 63%, placing the school 248th out of 459 primary schools in the county. In the more local Thanet context, it ranks 16th out of 25 schools on this measure. The school's reading and writing scores are stronger than its maths results: 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading and 77% in writing, compared with 67% in maths. At the higher standard, 10% of pupils achieved the top level across all three subjects, with reading and maths each seeing around a quarter of pupils reaching that threshold.

The school's Ofsted inspection in 2023 was an ungraded visit that confirmed it remains Good, following a full graded inspection in 2018 where leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness were all rated Good. The inspection report noted that the school's early years provision was Good, with a score of 2 on the four-point scale. While the data does not include Progress 8 scores or detailed breakdowns for behaviour and personal development, the school's consistent Good rating across two inspections suggests stable leadership under headteacher Nicholas Budge. The school serves a relatively disadvantaged intake, with 30.6% of pupils eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average and may partly explain the gap between its results and the LA average.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 60 places in the 2025/26 academic year, it received 198 applications, with 72 first-preference applications and 56 offers made to first-preference families. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 3.3 applicants per place, so families should be prepared for competition. Facilities include art studios, a sports hall, a library, a gymnasium and an ICT suite, and the school offers clubs ranging from gardening and eco club to film club, choir and coding. Sports provision covers gymnastics, dance, athletics, cricket, cross country and rounders. The school has a broad range of SEND provisions, including support for autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language communication needs, and social, emotional and mental health difficulties. This is a creative, arts-focused primary that will suit families who value a strong expressive curriculum and are comfortable with a competitive admissions process in the Thanet area.

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