Salmestone Primary School is a primary school located in Margate. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 23/01/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: College Road, Margate, CT9 4DB
Website: www.salmestone-tkat.org/
Telephone: 01843220949
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Nigel Pantling
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138438

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 23/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 249
Number of Boys: 132
Number of Girls: 117

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -5.1 Confidence interval -6.7 to -3.5
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -4.4 to -1.5
Maths
Well Below Average: -6 Confidence interval -7.4 to -4.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:35%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:98
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:98
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Salmestone Primary School
College Road , CT9 4DB 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate
Nash Road , CT9 4BU 		2out of 4 345 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School
St John's Road , CT9 1LU 		3out of 4 901 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Drapers Mills Primary Academy
St Peter's Footpath , CT9 2SP 		3out of 4 926 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Garlinge Primary School and Nursery
Westfield Road , CT9 5PA 		3out of 4 1,570 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hartsdown Academy
George V Avenue , CT9 5RE 		2out of 4 934 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St George's Church of England Foundation School
Westwood Road , CT10 2LH 		3out of 4 2,968 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cherry Tree
29 All Saints Avenue , Margate CT9 5QN 		- not rated 1,292 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Parkview Academy
8 Approach Road , Margate CT9 2AN 		- not rated 1,360 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Enterprise Learning Alliance
Westwood Centre , Westwood Industrial Estate CT9 4JA 		3out of 4 1,523 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lighthouse School
24 Clarendon Road , Cliftonville CT9 2QJ 		- not rated 1,530 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Anthony's School
St Anthony's Way , CT9 3RA 		3out of 4 2,109 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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