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Palm Bay Primary School

Palm Bay Avenue, Cliftonville, Margate, CT9 3PP

Local ranking275th of 450 primary schools in Kent
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

428

Capacity

5-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Palm Bay Primary School (URN 118583) since 1 April 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 28 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
59.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
3.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
81.0%
Writing (Expected)
68.0%
Maths (Expected)
78.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
76.0%
Reading avg scaled score
107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
104.0
Cohort Size
59

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
414
Boys
210 (51%)
Girls
204 (49%)
Capacity
428 (97% full)
SEND
22.7%
FSM Eligible
30.2%
EAL
8.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.9%
SEN Support
20.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
17.5:1
Teachers (FTE)
23.6
Budget per Pupil
£6,196/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
13.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 79.8%
  • White Other: 4.4%
  • Mixed Other: 4.1%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.2%
  • Black African: 1.9%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.7%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.2%
  • Asian Pakistani: 1.2%

79.8%

White British

4.4%

White Other

4.1%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
148992
UKPRN
10090163
Establishment No.
2672
Trust
EKC SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED

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