Palm Bay Primary School
Primary schoolPalm Bay Primary School is a primary school in Thanet, for pupils aged 5 to 11. It had 407 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 28 January 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 59% of pupils at Palm Bay Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Life Skills EnterpriseSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1 km
- Cliftonville Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2024. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- St Anthony's SchoolSpecial. Standards maintained, May 20251.2 km
- Northdown Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2021. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Parkview AcademySpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Thanet
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).