West Minster Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Sheerness, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
6.176 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
West Minster Primary School is a primary school in Sheerness, Kent for ages 2–11 (community school). Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
West Minster Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 6.176 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026's last distance offered was 6.176 miles, 70th longest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (this one included); the middle was 2.24 miles.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further than in 2025, its biggest move; every applicant was offered a place in 1 of the 3 years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 35 first-choice applications for 35 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- St George's Avenue, Sheerness, ME12 1ET
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 473 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 56.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 25 November 2025
Strengths
- “This school lives up to its motto, 'Dreams come true with a positive view.' Pupils flourish in this highly inclusive environment which fosters belonging and aspiration.”
- “Children feel confident and proud of their school.”
- “They enjoy learning and opportunities to make a difference, such as joining the 'Wombles club' to pick up litter.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not attend school regularly enough.”
- “This can limit their achievement.”
- “The school understands the impact that poor attendance has on pupils’ success and recognises that some pupils do not attend school often enough.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 January 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 66% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 35 first-preference applications, 35 offers in total, 35 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Rose Street Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Richmond Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Queenborough School and Nursery 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Halfway Houses Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thistle Hill Academy 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Minster in Sheppey Primary School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published