West Minster Primary School
St George's Avenue, Sheerness, ME12 1ET
473 pupils · 83% of 570 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 58.9%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 25 November 2025, published 21 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 66% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 14% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 35 | 35 | 89 | 35 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 45 | 43 | 98 | 43 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 59 | 115 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 51 | 45 | 122 | 48 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 59 | 55 | 101 | 57 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 57 | 54 | 105 | 55 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 85 | 63 | 117 | 78 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 71 | 66 | 120 | 70 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Rose Street Primary School 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Richmond Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Queenborough School and Nursery 1.8 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Halfway Houses Primary School 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Thistle Hill Academy 3.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.