Westmeads Community Infant School
Cromwell Road, Whitstable, CT5 1NAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Westmeads Community Infant School is a primary school in Whitstable for ages 2 to 7. It is one of the 692 schools in Kent. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 7 January 2025, report published 11 February 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 7 January 2025
Pupils are eager to attend this school. Everyone is welcomed into the strong ethos of kindness. Pupils develop self-confidence, and they truly thrive. Their behaviour is exemplary. Pupils are self-motivated to demonstrate the school values, for example by helping each other and caring for the school environment. Adults in school are always on hand to help with any worries, and pupils feel safe. The school develops pupils' knowledge and confidence through an aspirational and carefully sequenced curriculum. The school has exceedingly high expectations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The well- resourced school environment, and the way that adults adapt their teaching to meet pupils' needs, means that everyone is helped to achieve their best. Pupils are consistently encouraged to be confident, autonomous learners. Their work across the curriculum is of a very high standard, and they are rightly proud of their achievements. Pupils enjoy a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities, such as singing, sporting events and trips to sites of historical interest. The school ensures that nobody misses out. Disadvantaged pupils benefit especially well from the ambitious and inclusive ethos of the school.
Pupil numbers and mix
183 pupils on roll, with places for 219
Schools near Westmeads Community Infant School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School | 0.2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 73% met the expected standard |
| St Alphege Church of England Infant School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Whitstable Junior School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 68% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 68% met the expected standard |
| Joy Lane Primary Foundation School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 58% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Ms Kirsty White
- Phone
- 01227272995
- Address
- Cromwell Road, Whitstable, CT5 1NA
- Local authority
- Kent
- URN
- 118363
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.