Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School, Margate

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Holy Trinity & St John's CEP School. We are a busy, friendly, welcoming Church of England Primary school in the heart of Margate."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am, from £3 per session.

In 2025, 44% of Year 6 pupils at Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School 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 57% in reading and 52% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 52 families put Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 119 named it as one of their preferences, for 56 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School are Salmestone Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 69% reading, 66% maths); Drapers Mills Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 57% reading, 51% maths); St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate (0.7 miles, Good, 85% reading, 80% maths); and Cliftonville Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 63% reading, 59% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School.

53.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 36.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (58%), Black (10%) and Asian (7%).

In 2026, 62 pupils (15.6%) received SEN support and 31 (7.8%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 20 places, 23 pupils on roll.

Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School had 25 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Margate Rail Station, about 900 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mill Lane (opposite), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 579 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.

In 2024/25, Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School issued 73 suspensions, 18.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.