Palmarsh Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 1 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Kent
Unique reference
118490
Address
St George's Place, CT21 6NE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
201 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
45.3%
Girls
54.7%
First language not English
5.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
25.4%
Persistent absence
13.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 82.6%
Mixed 6%
Other White 5.5%
Other Asian 3.5%
Caribbean 1.5%
Unclassified 1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.3
WritingAverage1.7
MathsAverage-1.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 68%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Palmarsh Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
19
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
31
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
19
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
28
10
18
Year 1
30
17
13
Year 2
30
13
17
Year 3
24
15
9
Year 4
30
10
20
Year 5
28
13
15
Year 6
31
13
18
Year 2024-2025