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Saltwood CofE Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Hythe · CT21 4QS

Ages 4–11 · 202 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

66%

Overall absence

4.9%

Admissions demand

0.75 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-05-10

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)66%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.2%
Unauthorised0.5%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
187

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.75 · Often has places

1st preferences

18

Places offered

24

1st-preference offers

18

Total preferences (any rank)
55
Preferred offers (top 3)
24
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill91%

202 pupils · 222 places

Pupils on roll
202
Boys / girls
94 / 108
School capacity
222
Capacity fill
202 / 222 (91%)
Free school meals
10.4%
FSM pupils
21
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Canterbury
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mr Martin Thomas

Location

Address
Grange Road, Saltwood
Postcode
CT21 4QS
Town
Hythe
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Folkestone and Hythe
Constituency
Folkestone and Hythe
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to 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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Hythe, Kent, 202 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.4%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Canterbury.

Open schools in Hythe
7
Primary schools in Hythe
6
Academies among open schools in Hythe
29% (2)
Open schools in CT21
7
Primary in CT21
6
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Primary in Kent LA
459

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in HytheNear CT21

  • Hythe Bay CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Hythe · CT21 6HS · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM42.2%
    • Demand0.93

    0.8 miles away

  • Palmarsh Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Hythe · CT21 6NE · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM29.4%
    • Demand1.75

    1.8 miles away

  • Cheriton Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Foundation school · Primary

    Folkestone · CT20 3EP · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM30.4%
    • Demand1.05

    2.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Martin Thomas
Telephone
01303266058
Website
http://www.saltwood.kent.sch.uk

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