Salmestone Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Margate · CT9 4DB · Kent
Ages 3–11
- KS267%
- Absence9.8%
- FSM54.2%
0.5 miles away
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Drapers Mills Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Margate · CT9 2SP
Ages 2–11 · 246 pupils · Kent
Ofsted
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
KS2 expected (RWM)
21%
Overall absence
14.5%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Inspection date
2023-12-12
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)21%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 97.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 95.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 95.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence14.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)47.1%
Unauthorised8.1%
- Authorised absence
- 6.4%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.9%
- Enrolments in measure
- 280
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill59%
246 pupils · 420 places
- Pupils on roll
- 246
- Boys / girls
- 130 / 116
- School capacity
- 420
- Capacity fill
- 246 / 420 (59%)
- Free school meals
- 76.4%
- FSM pupils
- 188
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 2–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Sponsor
- The Kemnal Academies Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hannah Taylor
Location
- Address
- St Peter's Footpath
- Postcode
- CT9 2SP
- Town
- Margate
- County
- Kent
- Local authority
- Kent
- District
- Thanet
- Constituency
- East Thanet
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 2–11, in Margate, Kent, 246 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 76.4%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Margate · CT9 1LU · Kent
Ages 4–11
- KS241%
- Absence7.9%
- FSM53.4%
0.6 miles away
Northdown Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Margate · CT9 3RE · Kent
Ages 3–11
- KS249%
- Absence9.6%
- FSM73.2%
0.6 miles away
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Margate · CT9 4BU · Kent
Ages 4–11
- KS246%
- Absence6.8%
- FSM34.2%
0.7 miles away
Cliftonville Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Margate · CT9 3LY · Kent
Ages 3–11
- KS251%
- Absence6.8%
- FSM50.1%
0.7 miles away
Palm Bay Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Margate · CT9 3PP · Kent
Ages 5–11
- KS248%
- Absence6.1%
- FSM27.0%
1.3 miles away
Garlinge Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted: GoodFoundation school · Primary
Margate · CT9 5PA · Kent
Ages 3–11
- KS259%
- Absence7.2%
- FSM43.9%
1.4 miles away
Callis Grange Nursery and Infant School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Broadstairs · CT10 3DG · Kent
Ages 3–7
- Absence5.6%
- FSM21.6%
1.6 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hannah Taylor
- Telephone
- 01843223989