Drapers Mills Primary Academy

General Information

Address: St Peter's Footpath, Margate, CT9 2SP
Phone: 01843223989
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Hannah Taylor
Age range: 2-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Number of pupils: 246
School capacity: 420
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 188
% eligible for free school meals: 76.4%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 12.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 48.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 23.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 26 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 15 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 8 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Hearing impairment: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Profound and multiple learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

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Ranked #5 of 11 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#3Cliftonville Primary SchoolGood
#4Dame Janet Primary AcademyGood
#5Drapers Mills Primary AcademyGood
#6Garlinge Primary School and NurseryGood
#7Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Birchington Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#3Cliftonville Primary SchoolGood
#4Dame Janet Primary AcademyGood
#5Drapers Mills Primary AcademyGood
#6Garlinge Primary School and NurseryGood
#7Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#8Newlands Primary SchoolGood
#9Northdown Primary SchoolGood
#10Ramsgate Arts Primary SchoolGood
#11St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £7,819 (2024-25)

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Ranked #3 of 20 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#1Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School£8,640
#2Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs£8,426
#3Drapers Mills Primary Academy£7,819
#4Garlinge Primary School and Nursery£7,543
#5Dame Janet Primary Academy£7,460

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School£8,640
#2Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs£8,426
#3Drapers Mills Primary Academy£7,819
#4Garlinge Primary School and Nursery£7,543
#5Dame Janet Primary Academy£7,460
#6St George's Church of England Foundation School£7,426
#7St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School£7,258
#8Northdown Primary School£6,999
#9Newington Community Primary School£6,898
#10Cliftonville Primary School£6,796
#11St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs£6,757
#12Newlands Primary School£6,659
#13Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School£6,491
#14Salmestone Primary School£6,378
#15St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School£6,358
#16Palm Bay Primary School£6,196
#17Birchington Church of England Primary School£6,196
#18Ramsgate Arts Primary School£5,968
#19St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate£5,704
#20Chilton Primary School£5,498

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