Minster in Sheppey Primary School[1]

Primary · ages 4–11

Headline results

KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard: KS2 89% 89% 2024/25[2]

Results

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths): 89% 2024/25[2]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths): 13% 2024/25[2]
Reading, average scaled score: 108 2024/25[2]
Maths, average scaled score: 107 2024/25[2]
All results, 2021/22: Not published[3]
All results, 2020/21: Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
All results, 2019/20: Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]

Earlier years
Year	Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)	Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)	Reading, average scaled score	Maths, average scaled score
2023/24	92%[4]	21%[4]	109[4]	108[4]
2022/23	92%[5]	20%[5]	109[5]	107[5]
2018/19	84%[6]	23%[6]	107[6]	108[6]
2017/18	90%[7]	22%[7]	108[7]	108[7]

Ofsted

Latest inspection: 28 Apr 2026[8]
Type: S5 Inspection[8]
Report published: 21 Jun 2026[8]
Inclusion: Strong standard[8]
Achievement: Strong standard[8]
Safeguarding standards: Met[8]
Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard[8]
Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard[8]
Leadership and governance: Strong standard[8]
Early years (where applicable): Strong standard[8]
Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard[8]

Earlier inspections
Inspection	Type	Overall
9 Mar 2022[9]	S5 Inspection[9]	Good[9]
22 Nov 2018[10]	Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[10]	No overall grade[10]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place: 2.1 Entry Sept 2026[11]
Applications (any preference): 186 Entry Sept 2026[11]
First preferences: 87 Entry Sept 2026[11]
Places offered: 87 Entry Sept 2026[11]
First preferences per place: 1.0 Entry Sept 2026[11]

Earlier years
Entry	Applications	First preferences	Places offered	Per place	First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025	180[11]	65[11]	66[11]	2.7[11]	1.0[11]
Entry Sept 2024	172[11]	70[11]	74[11]	2.3[11]	0.9[11]
Entry Sept 2023	211[11]	106[11]	90[11]	2.3[11]	1.2[11]
Entry Sept 2022	181[11]	108[11]	90[11]	2.0[11]	1.2[11]

Character & practicalities

Type: Academy converter[1]
Ages: 4–11[1]
Boys / girls: Mixed[1]
Sixth form: No[1]
Boarding: No boarders[1]
Capacity: 600[1]
Trust: THE ISLAND LEARNING TRUST[1]
Local authority: Kent[1]
Website: http://www.minster-sheppey.kent.sch.uk [1]
District: Swale [12]
Postcode: ME12 2HX[1]
URN: 143606[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll: 594 2024/25[13]
English as an additional language: 2.9% 2024/25[13]
SEN support: 16.8% 2024/25[13]
EHC plan: 3% 2024/25[13]
Free school meals in the last 6 years: 26.8% 2024/25[13]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White: 95.1%[14]
Mixed: 2.4%[14]
Asian: 0.5%[14]
Black: 1.9%[14]
Any other ethnic group: 0%[14]
Unclassified: 0%[14]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Key stage 2 attainment: national headlines 2021/22. Period 2021/22. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Quotes (2)
We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2025/26. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2021/22. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2018/19. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.