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EnglandSouth EastThanetCT9 3RENorthdown Primary School
Primary

Northdown Primary School

Primary

Thanet · Margate · CT9 3RE www.northdown-tkat.org

Pupils
338
cap. 427
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
338
Pupils · 2024/25
25%
EAL · 2024/25
40%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
338
Pupils · 2024/25
25%
EAL · 2024/25
40%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/11/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Northdown Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
52%
-5pp
57%44%30%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
RWM higher standard
2%
+2pp
2%1%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
64%
Reading higher standard
12%
Writing expected standard
66%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
60%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
34%
SPAG higher standard
2%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
97.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
338
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
25%
FSM eligible
78%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
11%
Persistent absence
40%

Contact

Address
Tenterden Way, Margate, CT9 3RE
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2552%2%64%12%66%6%60%10%76%34%102.0100.097.023%338
2023/2457%0%70%23%72%11%64%9%77%49%105.0101.099.015%329
2022/2349%2%60%14%74%21%63%5%72%49%102.0100.098.0-2.10+2.30-3.2018%325
2018/1930%2%46%17%76%22%50%2%74%52%100.099.0100.0-2.80+1.20-4.7019%343
2017/1833%0%48%5%74%21%43%5%71%45%99.098.099.0-3.40+2.60-4.1017%380
2016/1744%0%44%15%78%32%71%0%73%59%101.0101.0104.0-0.40+5.40-0.4012%407

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2533818.123%25%78%11%40%
2023/2432918.715%21%79%10%36%
2022/2332518.718%22%77%11%38%
2021/2233319.418%20%74%11%40%
2020/2131022.517%22%63%
2018/1934315.119%20%60%7%20%
2017/1838018.717%20%59%7%24%
2016/1740717.412%23%59%6%19%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.