St Anthony's School, Margate
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Anthony's excels at helping pupils who struggle with their emotions and behaviour to re-engage with learning. The school has high ambitions for all pupils and provides them with trusted adults who listen to their concerns. With a carefully designed curriculum, strong careers guidance, and enriching activities like forest-school, pupils develop both academic skills and the confidence they need for their future.
Key Strengths
- Strong pastoral support and positive relationships help pupils settle quickly and feel safe
- Well-designed curriculum with individualised phonics programmes that help pupils become confident readers
- Effective careers education and work experience that prepare pupils well for their next steps
- Excellent personal development curriculum including forest-school and beach-school activities
- Skilled behaviour management using rewards system that helps pupils engage well
Areas for Improvement
- Some classroom activities lack sufficient ambition and do not help pupils deepen their understanding - for example, some maths tasks involve practising skills pupils already know
- Attendance remains low and persistent absence is too high despite new improvement processes being put in place
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with staff creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Forest-school activities, beach-school activities, work experience, college visits, litter picking, gardening in local area, house captain roles
St Anthony's School is a special school for pupils aged 7-16 with social, emotional and mental health needs that has maintained good standards. The school helps pupils re-engage with education through strong relationships and a bespoke curriculum tailored to individual needs.
At a Glance
75.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
12 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 0%. Maths has remained stable at around 0%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
103%
Over capacity
110 pupils
107 capacity
3 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Margate
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Margate
Admissions Demand - Kent
Places available
19,410
Applications
18,281
Got 1st preference
80.6%
Got preferred school
96.5%
Secondary admissions across Kent (2025/26)
Inspection History(7)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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Pupil Absence2024/25
24.84494%
Overall absence
61.46789%
Persistent absence
109
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
St Anthony's School
Northdown Primary School
Cliftonville Primary School
Drapers Mills Primary Academy
Palm Bay Primary School
Callis Grange Nursery and Infant School
Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School
St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School
Salmestone Primary School
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs
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