Palmarsh Primary SchoolSaltwood CofE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Hythe.

Summary of the comparison

Palmarsh Primary School and Saltwood CofE Primary School are primary schools in Hythe.

  • Palmarsh Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Saltwood CofE Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). Saltwood CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Palmarsh Primary School was judged Good and Saltwood CofE Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for Palmarsh Primary School and 63.0% for Saltwood CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Palmarsh Primary School (62.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Saltwood CofE Primary School (87.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Palmarsh Primary School versus Saltwood CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HythePalmarsh Primary SchoolHytheSaltwood CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100C68/100Stronger figure
Local ranking153rd of 450 in Kent 89th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll201 207
Capacity140 222
LocationHythe, CT21 6NE Hythe, CT21 4QS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Stronger figure63.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 17.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census201 207
Free school meals (ever 6)27.9% 9.7%
English as an additional language5.5% 2.9%
SEN support9.0% 7.7%
SEN with an EHC plan3.5% 0.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% 4.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.4% Stronger figure10.4% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Palmarsh Primary School

Saltwood CofE Primary School

Full profiles: Palmarsh Primary School · Saltwood CofE Primary School