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St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School

Thanet, CT11 7LSPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2025
KS2 Results
75%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.2×
Oversubscribed
35 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2586 of 13,686 nationally

About St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School

If you're a parent weighing up St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School, the first thing you'll notice is how strongly current families feel about it. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering September 2024 to September 2025, a striking 91% of the 46 respondents said they would recommend the school to other parents. That's a very high vote of confidence. Digging into the detail, 96% of parents agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and 94% felt their child is safe. The school is also clearly popular on the ground: for 2025/26 admissions, it received 59 applications for just 30 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1. 97. Of those, 35 were first-preference applications, and all 30 offers went to first-preference families. So while getting a place isn't guaranteed, if you live nearby and are a practising Catholic, the odds are in your favour.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressSt Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School, Dane Park Road, Ramsgate, Thanet, CT11 7LS
HeadteacherSimon Marshall
Local AuthorityKent
Number of Pupils204
Free School Meals (FSM)37.3%
School Capacity204 / 210 (97% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

The full report on this school

What 46 parents told Ofsted, the inspection in plain English, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.

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    Strengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
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  • Admissions & catchment
    Admission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

8 May 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (8 May 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 8 Sept 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:20

Breakfast club

07:45-08:40

After-school care

15:20-18:00

Source: stethelbertsschool.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School

St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.