Palmarsh Primary School

KentCommunity school

St George's Place, Hythe, CT21 6NE

Headteacher: Mr Jamie LeachSchool website ↗Pupils: 201 (capacity: 140)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
61% of first-choice applicants offered a place
67%
Reading, Writing & Maths
61%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
67.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 87%·Writing 83%·Maths 67%All three 67%
Reading
Expected87%
Exceeding37%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected83%
Exceeding7%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected67%
Exceeding10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
19
How many families wanted this school first?
31
How many got their first choice?
19of 31 (61.3%)
How many applied in total?
61

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
43.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
13.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
23.0%
Boys and girls
55%girls·45%boys
110 girls, 91 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 80% (2015/16), currently 67%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1680.0%0.0%+7.7+4.3+0.7
2016/1780.0%5.0%+5.5+2.9+1.3
2017/1874.0%5.0%-0.3+4.0+1.5
2018/1978.0%17.0%+6.0+1.8+0.9
2022/2362.0%3.0%+1.3+1.7-1.3
2023/2468.0%0.0%---
2024/2567.0%0.0%---
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