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EnglandSouth EastThanetCT9 3PPPalm Bay Primary School
Primary

Palm Bay Primary School

Primary

Thanet · Margate · CT9 3PP http://www.palmbay.uk

Pupils
414
cap. 428
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
414
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
414
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/12/2018

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Palm Bay Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
59%
-9pp
68%58%48%
'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
3%
-7pp
10%7%3%
'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
41%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
14%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
414
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Palm Bay Avenue, Cliftonville, Margate, CT9 3PP
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
2024/2559%3%81%41%68%10%78%14%85%76%107.0105.0104.023%414
2023/2468%10%82%35%82%11%74%19%97%79%107.0105.0105.019%421
2022/2348%5%69%30%69%13%54%7%77%61%105.099.0101.0-0.70+0.40-4.2012%424

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
2024/2541418.323%8%30%6%14%
2023/2442118.119%6%27%6%16%
2022/2342419.812%5%27%7%17%

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