Joy Lane Primary Foundation School

State-Funded School

joy-lane-primary-foundation-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

CanterburyConstituency

CT5 4LTPostcode

5.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Joy Lane Primary Foundation School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 1–11, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 621 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 59%
Higher standard: 11%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

621

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 1 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 621
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 24 April 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
3 Mar 2014	Good	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.