Palm Bay Primary School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Palm Bay Avenue
 Cliftonville
 Margate
 Kent CT9 3PP
Telephone: 01843 290050

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 5-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2022
History: This school arose from Palm Bay Primary School
Trust: EKC Schools Trust Limited

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Miss Gemma Silk (since August 2024)
Previous Headteacher: Lizzie Williams
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 23.6 / 15.75
Non-teaching Staff*: 25.89
Number of pupils: 414
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.5
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 29.50% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 44.1%
Local child deprivation rate: 22.9% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 20.2%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 27.6%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 3.2km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Kent
Constituency: South Thanet
Electoral Ward: Cliftonville East
School Number: 8862672

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 28th January 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

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  2. Life Skills Enterprise (1.0km) show on map
  3. St Anthony's School (1.2km) show on map
  4. Northdown Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  5. Parkview Academy (1.7km) show on map
  6. Cross Keys Learning (2.0km) show on map
  7. Drapers Mills Primary Academy (2.1km) show on map
  8. Callis Grange Nursery and Infant School (2.1km) show on map
  9. St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School (2.3km) show on map
  10. Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of... (2.5km) show on map
  11. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs (2.9km) show on map
  12. Salmestone Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  13. Stone Bay School (3.0km) show on map
  14. St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate (3.2km) show on map
  15. Dane Court Grammar School (3.2km) show on map
  16. The Charles Dickens School (3.2km) show on map
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  18. Enterprise Learning Alliance (3.3km) show on map
  19. Liberty College (3.3km) show on map
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  28. Maple Tree Primary School (4.5km) show on map
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  31. The Royal Harbour Academy (4.5km) show on map
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  34. Newlands Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  35. Small Haven School (5.1km) show on map
  36. St Lawrence College (5.1km) show on map
  37. St Lawrence College Junior School (5.2km) show on map
  38. Ramsgate Arts Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  39. St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School (5.5km) show on map
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  99. Sturry Church of England Primary School (22.4km) show on map
  100. Thornden Wood Primary School (22.5km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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