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EnglandSouth EastThanetCT9 4DBSalmestone Primary School
Primary

Salmestone Primary School

Primary

Thanet · Margate · CT9 4DB www.salmestone-tkat.org/

Pupils
221
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
221
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
30%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
221
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
30%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 16/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Salmestone Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
66%
+4pp
67%51%35%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
3%
+3pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
69%
Reading higher standard
17%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
66%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
41%
SPAG higher standard
14%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

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
221
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
23%
FSM eligible
52%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
30%

Contact

Address
College Road, Margate, CT9 4DB
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
2024/2566%3%69%17%79%10%66%21%79%41%104.0103.0100.019%221
2023/2462%0%76%14%72%0%69%10%76%41%104.0103.0100.020%220
2022/2367%7%70%26%85%7%74%33%67%52%104.0105.0101.0+0.50+2.40+1.8020%215
2018/1935%3%48%10%60%8%45%3%73%40%98.098.098.0-5.10-2.90-6.0015%342
2017/1843%0%65%13%76%2%52%9%70%56%101.0100.0101.0-1.10+0.30-2.0011%373
2016/1735%4%50%19%61%13%48%13%80%50%99.099.0100.0-1.40-0.10-1.5012%416

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
2024/2522121.019%23%52%10%30%
2023/2422026.020%18%56%10%27%
2022/2321521.820%15%44%8%28%
2021/2222825.616%17%41%7%21%
2020/2124919.114%16%40%
2018/1934219.215%11%39%5%12%
2017/1837318.811%13%37%4%13%
2016/1741619.212%13%42%5%12%

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