Palm Bay Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jan 28 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 148992
- Address
- Palm Bay Avenue, Cliftonville, CT9 3PP
- Website
- http://www.palmbay.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 414 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.5%
- Persistent absence
- 16.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.8%
White British 79.2%
Mixed 9.2%
Other White 4.3%
African 1.9%
Pakistani 1.2%
Bangladeshi 1%
Other Asian 1%
Other 1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.7
WritingAverage0.4
MathsWell below average-4.2
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 10%
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 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Palm Bay Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 81
- 2nd preference
- 76
- 3rd preference
- 44
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 58 28 30 |
| Year 1 | 59 29 30 |
| Year 2 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 3 | 56 29 27 |
| Year 4 | 62 33 29 |
| Year 5 | 62 34 28 |
| Year 6 | 57 27 30 |
Nearby schools
- Callis Grange Nursery and Infant SchoolGood
- Cliftonville Primary SchoolGood
- Drapers Mills Primary AcademyGood
- Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
- Northdown Primary SchoolGood
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BroadstairsGood
- St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior SchoolOutstanding