Upton Junior School

State-Funded School

upton-junior-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

East ThanetConstituency

CT10 2AHPostcode

8.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Upton Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Kent, South East.

It currently serves 515 pupils. Upton Junior School is part of Viking Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 77%
Higher standard: 15%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

515

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

73%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 515
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Viking Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
3 Feb 2025	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
11 Dec 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.