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Palmarsh Primary School

Primary

Folkestone and Hythe · Hythe · CT21 6NE http://www.palmarsh.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
201
cap. 140
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
201
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
201
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/10/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio26.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Palmarsh Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
67%
-1pp
78%70%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
17%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
7%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
201
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
St George's Place, Hythe, CT21 6NE
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
2024/2567%0%87%37%83%7%67%10%90%67%107.0102.0101.012%201
2023/2468%0%88%40%88%0%72%8%88%64%107.0102.0102.012%199
2022/2362%3%83%31%86%7%66%10%93%62%106.0102.0101.0+1.30+1.70-1.3016%191
2018/1978%17%87%48%87%17%83%35%91%83%109.0105.0104.0+6.00+1.80+0.9017%154
2017/1874%5%79%16%89%32%74%37%84%79%105.0105.0102.0-0.30+4.00+1.5016%139
2016/1780%5%95%30%85%15%85%10%95%90%107.0104.0107.0+5.50+2.90+1.3022%134

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
2024/2520126.912%6%28%5%9%
2023/2419929.012%4%27%5%16%
2022/2319125.916%3%31%6%15%
2021/2218428.515%4%29%6%18%
2020/2116825.514%4%33%
2018/1915419.017%3%30%4%8%
2017/1813917.216%5%30%3%2%
2016/1713414.422%6%34%3%7%

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