Voluntary controlled school · Kent

Hythe Bay CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
220Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
131020URN

Cinque Ports Avenue, Hythe, CT21 6HS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.8 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

40 applications for 25 places · 357th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

49%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

Inspection history

25 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
23 January 2013
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Kent median (2.4) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

40 applications · 25 places offered · 19 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.6; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.5; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.4; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.4; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.4; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.4; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.5; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.4; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.5; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.6; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.6; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	25	40	1.6	19	0.76
Sep 2025	13	28	2.2	12	0.92
Sep 2024	15	37	2.5	14	0.93
Sep 2023	42	57	1.4	33	0.79
Sep 2022	35	50	1.4	31	0.89
Sep 2021	41	59	1.4	31	0.76
Sep 2020	39	54	1.4	34	0.87
Sep 2019	38	58	1.5	36	0.95
Sep 2018	40	62	1.6	40	1.00
Sep 2017	42	58	1.4	37	0.88
Sep 2016	48	71	1.5	43	0.90
Sep 2015	52	82	1.6	42	0.81
Sep 2014	60	96	1.6	65	1.08

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 55% · Maths 60% → all three 49% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard49%349th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard55%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	49%	2%	104	102
2023/24	58%	5%	105	101
2022/23	57%	2%	103	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Hythe Bay CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Saltwood CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Kent

2026

2.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Palmarsh Primary School
2.1 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Seabrook Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · Kent

Good2023

3.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Lympne Church of England Primary School
3.6 km · Kent

2026

2.3applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School
3.8 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Cheriton Primary School
4.3 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
All Soul's Church of England Primary School
5.0 km · Kent

Good2023

2.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 131020 · 886/3902
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 220 on roll
Free school meals: 42.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2006
Address: Cinque Ports Avenue, Hythe, CT21 6HS
Local authority: Kent · Folkestone and Hythe

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources