Palm Bay Primary School

State-Funded School

palm-bay-primary-school-kent-south-east-148992

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

East ThanetConstituency

CT9 3PPPostcode

7.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Palm Bay Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Kent, South East.

It currently serves 407 pupils. Palm Bay Primary School is part of EKC SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 68%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

407

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 407
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: EKC SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
2 Mar 2025	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Not judged
13 Nov 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.