Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs, Broadstairs
Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Broadstairs, part of Thanet Endeavour Learning Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in September 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 6th-highest of the 6 schools in Broadstairs with published results, and 14,083rd of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Kent (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs in detail
Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs in its own words
In its own words: "Bromstone Primary School is federated with St Mildred's Primary Infant School in Broadstairs. We share an Executive Headteacher and a Governing Board."
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care until 5:30pm, from £3.00 per day.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 51% of Year 6 pupils at Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs reached the expected standard in reading and 44% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 64% in reading and 64% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs
For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs as their first choice and 122 named it as one of their preferences, for 40 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs are Upton Junior School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 85% reading, 76% maths); St Mildred's Primary Infant School (0.8 miles, Outstanding); Newlands Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 72% reading, 79% maths); and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs (0.8 miles, Good, 67% reading, 57% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs.
Upton Junior SchoolSt Mildred's Primary Infant SchoolNewlands Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs
The trust
Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs is one of 4 schools run by Thanet Endeavour Learning Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
55 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs (as of September 2025): 73% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 56% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (86%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (56%).
Who goes there
45% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 10.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 102 pupils (25.1%) received SEN support and 66 (16.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.
Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs has a resourced provision for visual impairment, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs and autism: 38 places, 38 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Broadstairs Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bookers (adjacent), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 193 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kent (101), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs issued 14 suspensions, 3.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs are Dane Court Grammar School (0.3 miles), The Charles Dickens School (0.4 miles), St George's Church of England Foundation School (0.4 miles) and The Royal Harbour Academy (1.1 miles).
Dane Court Grammar SchoolThe Charles Dickens SchoolSt George's Church of England Foundation SchoolThe Royal Harbour Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from March 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are full of enthusiasm for their learning here. Staff help them to build positive habits for learning in the classroom and beyond. The school provides structured guidance for pupils' playtime activities. This helps pupils, including children in the early years, to share and collaborate across year groups. As a result, pupils, parents and carers alike feel that the school is a welcoming and positive community.
The achievement of pupils is far stronger than current published outcomes data indicates. The school is ambitious for all pupils to achieve their best, including the substantial cohort of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff understand what each pupil needs for them to move forward in their learning.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Although some pupils do not achieve in line with age-related expectations, every pupil benefits from effective support to learn. Alongside this, the school has made sweeping changes to its curriculum over the last few years. This has led to sharply rising standards, especially in mathematics. In phonics, the school's new approach is helping pupils to become confident readers. Staff make sure that pupils have grasped each sound before moving on. Weaker readers benefit from targeted support with the letters and sounds that need reinforcing. Pupils in the school's enhanced specialist teaching arrangement (ESTA) receive personalised support to help with their phonics learning. This can include using electronic devices. Although the percentage of pupils passing the phonics screening check in Year 1 is below the national average, many pupils catch up rapidly by the end of Year 2.
From Ofsted's September 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2019 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
45.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Vision, Hearing, Speech and language +1
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
55 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 64% to 51% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 64% to 44% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 67% to 52% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.1
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
28.4
KS2
14
Total classes
4 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Getting There
Bus Stops
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 19
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 15 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Kent is 11 (the median across 711 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
413 pupils
420 places
7 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Broadstairs
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Broadstairs
Across Kent council
Places available
18,893
Applications
16,593
Got 1st preference
89.7%
Got preferred school
98.2%
All primary applications across Kent council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(11)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
102
SEN Support
66
EHC Plans
41.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs has a resourced provision for visual impairment, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs and autism: 38 places, 38 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
407
Total Pupils
237
Boys
170
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
23
Teachers
17.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,389
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,670
Per pupil
£2728k
Total funding
£264k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.8%
Overall absence
16.8%
Persistent absence
369
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs
What are SATs results like at Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs?
Of the pupils at Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 51% reached the expected standard in reading and 44% did so in maths.
What is Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs's Ofsted rating?
Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs's most recent Ofsted inspection, in September 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs?
No fixed boundary. When Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs is oversubscribed, Kent allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs?
Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs?
Classes at Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs average 29.1 pupils (2025/26). 4 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs?
Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs has around 407 pupils on roll. 45% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs have specialist SEN provision?
Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs has a resourced provision for visual impairment, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs and autism: 38 places, 38 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs?
5.8% of sessions were missed at Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs in 2024/25. 16.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs?
Apply through Kent's coordinated admissions process, naming Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 15 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Kent is 11 (the median across 711 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs?
Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs is at Rumfields Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2PW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)