Drapers Mills Primary Academy

State-Funded School

drapers-mills-primary-academy-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

East ThanetConstituency

CT9 2SPPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Drapers Mills Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 246 pupils. Drapers Mills Primary Academy is part of The Kemnal Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2018

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 18%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 96
Maths score: 94

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

246

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

76%

England average

27%

First language not English

43%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 246
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Kemnal Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good (Concerns)

Ungraded inspection on 1 November 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
27 Apr 2018	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.