Palm Bay Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- 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
- 421 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.1%
- Persistent absence
- 21.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.1%
White British 80.5%
Mixed 8.4%
Other White 4.3%
Unclassified 1.4%
African 1.2%
Bangladeshi 1%
Other 1%
Pakistani 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
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 48%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 99
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Palm Bay Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 70
- 2nd preference
- 76
- 3rd preference
- 47
- 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 | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 60 29 31 |
| Year 1 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 2 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 3 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 4 | 62 35 27 |
| Year 5 | 57 27 30 |
| Year 6 | 62 33 29 |
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, BroadstairsRequires improvement
- St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior SchoolOutstanding