Garlinge Primary School and Nursery
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 28 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 135212
- Address
- Westfield Road, CT9 5PA
- Website
- www.garlingeprimary.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 735 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 11.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.5%
- Persistent absence
- 20.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.2%
White British 77.8%
Mixed 7.8%
Other White 5.7%
African 3.4%
Indian 1.4%
Other 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-1.4
WritingAverage-0.3
MathsBelow average-1.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 50%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Garlinge Primary School and Nursery
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 94
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 91
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 44
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 91
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 5 3 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 23 9 14 |
| Reception, Part-time | 2 0 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 97 50 47 |
| Year 1 | 112 61 51 |
| Year 2 | 104 49 55 |
| Year 3 | 83 45 38 |
| Year 4 | 117 68 49 |
| Year 5 | 93 45 48 |
| Year 6 | 97 50 47 |
Nearby schools
- Drapers Mills Primary AcademyGood
- Hartsdown AcademyGood
- Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
- Salmestone Primary SchoolGood
- St Crispin's Community Primary Infant SchoolNo rating
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, MargateGood
- St Saviour's Church of England Junior SchoolGood
