Northdown Primary School

State-Funded School

northdown-primary-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

East ThanetConstituency

CT9 3REPostcode

2.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Northdown Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 302 pupils. Northdown Primary School is part of The Kemnal Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

302

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

71%

England average

27%

First language not English

28%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 302
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Kemnal Academies Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Jan 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
19 Dec 2017	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.