Palace Wood Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 15 2022 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
- 135106
- Address
- Ash Grove, Allington, ME16 0AB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 422 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 11.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.4%
- Persistent absence
- 17.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.7%
White British 78.4%
Other White 5.7%
Mixed 3.7%
African 2.8%
Other 2.8%
Unclassified 2.1%
Indian 1.2%
Other Asian 1.2%
Chinese 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.4
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage0.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 70%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Palace Wood Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 52
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 47
- 2nd preference
- 65
- 3rd preference
- 29
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 47
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 58 25 33 |
| Year 1 | 59 30 29 |
| Year 2 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 3 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 4 | 61 26 35 |
| Year 5 | 61 34 27 |
| Year 6 | 62 36 26 |