Academy sponsor led · Kent

Northdown Primary School

3–11Ages
302Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138434URN

Tenterden Way, Margate, CT9 3RE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2021 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.3 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

67 applications for 25 places · 132nd of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 November 2021Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Kent median (2.4) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

67 applications · 25 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 2.7; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.8; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.6; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.2; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.0; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.5; Kent median median 2.3

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	67	2.7	23	0.92
Sep 2025	24	66	2.8	24	1.00
Sep 2024	30	79	2.6	29	0.97
Sep 2023	31	63	2.0	29	0.94
Sep 2022	30	49	1.6	27	0.90
Sep 2021	35	53	1.5	27	0.77
Sep 2020	35	53	1.5	31	0.89
Sep 2019	33	57	1.7	26	0.79
Sep 2018	41	83	2.0	34	0.83
Sep 2017	60	115	1.9	55	0.92
Sep 2016	60	134	2.2	57	0.95
Sep 2015	57	111	2.0	47	0.82
Sep 2014	60	87	1.5	37	0.62

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 66% · Maths 60% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%328th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard12%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	52%	2%	102	100
2023/24	57%	0%	105	101
2022/23	49%	2%	102	100

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

Northdown Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2021

2.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Cliftonville Primary School
0.6 km · Kent

Good2024

1.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Drapers Mills Primary Academy
1.0 km · Kent

2026

2.0applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Palm Bay Primary School
1.3 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Callis Grange Nursery and Infant School
1.7 km · Kent

Good2022

2.3applications per place
Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Kent

Good2023

2.1applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School
1.8 km · Kent

Outstanding2023

60%met the SATs standard
Salmestone Primary School
1.9 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

2.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate
2.1 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138434 · 886/2009
Trust: The Kemnal Academies Trust
Capacity: 427 pupils · 302 on roll
Free school meals: 73.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Northdown Primary School (URN 118512)
Address: Tenterden Way, Margate, CT9 3RE
Local authority: Kent · Thanet

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