Cliftonville Primary School

Thanet · CT9 3LY

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 845 pupils, 50.1% FSM

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Cliftonville Primary School

General Information

Address: Northumberland Avenue, Cliftonville, Margate, CT9 3LY – View on map
Phone: 01843227575
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Ms Claire Whichcord
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 108 families put it first for 120 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 8 · 2024 10 · 2025 9 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

845 pupils out of 862 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 415
% eligible for free school meals: 50.1%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (more mixed than the Thanet average)
English as an additional language: 27% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 8.7% a year (Thanet 15.2%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 29% moved to another school, 71% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Kent: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 21 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 32 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Kent (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 19.4%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 71 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 36 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 12 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Vision impairment: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 44% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 9% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 15 percentage points below the Thanet average (59%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 48% against an expected 57%)
3-year average (expected standard): 48%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 63% · Writing 60% · Maths 59% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 59%
Average test scores: reading 103, maths 100
Based on: 114 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolThanet averageEngland↘ Falling Down 7 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 15 percentage points below the Thanet average (59%).

Year 6 SATs: 23rd of 25 junior and primary schools in the area

#21Birchington Church of England Primary School49%
#22Newington Community Primary School47%
#23Cliftonville Primary School44%
#24Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs33%
#25Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School31%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Chilton Primary School78%
#2Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School77%
=3St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate75%
=3St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School75%
#5Ramsgate Arts Primary School73%
#6Dame Janet Primary Academy72%
=7Newlands Primary School70%
=7St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School70%
=7Upton Junior School70%
#10Salmestone Primary School66%
#11St George's Church of England Foundation School65%
#12St Saviour's Church of England Junior School64%
#13St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School60%
#14Palm Bay Primary School59%
#15Christ Church Church of England Junior School, Ramsgate58%
=16St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs57%
=16St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy57%
#18Garlinge Primary School and Nursery56%
#19Northdown Primary School52%
#20Drapers Mills Primary Academy51%
#21Birchington Church of England Primary School49%
#22Newington Community Primary School47%
#23Cliftonville Primary School44%
#24Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs33%
#25Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School31%

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3rd of 15 primary schools in Thanet for Ofsted rating

#1Chilton Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Birchington Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#3Cliftonville Primary SchoolGood
#4Dame Janet Primary AcademyGood
#5Drapers Mills Primary AcademyGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Chilton Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Birchington Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#3Cliftonville Primary SchoolGood
#4Dame Janet Primary AcademyGood
#5Drapers Mills Primary AcademyGood
#6Garlinge Primary School and NurseryGood
#7Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#8Minster Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#9Monkton Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#10Newlands Primary SchoolGood
#11Northdown Primary SchoolGood
#12Ramsgate Arts Primary SchoolGood
#13Salmestone Primary SchoolGood
#14St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#15St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,796 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

9th of 19 primary schools in Thanet for spending per pupil

#7Northdown Primary School£6,999
#8Newington Community Primary School£6,898
#9Cliftonville Primary School£6,796
#10St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs£6,757
#11Newlands Primary School£6,659

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School£8,640
#2Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs£8,426
#3Drapers Mills Primary Academy£7,819
#4Garlinge Primary School and Nursery£7,543
#5Dame Janet Primary Academy£7,460
#6St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School£7,258
#7Northdown Primary School£6,999
#8Newington Community Primary School£6,898
#9Cliftonville Primary School£6,796
#10St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs£6,757
#11Newlands Primary School£6,659
#12Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School£6,491
#13Salmestone Primary School£6,378
#14St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School£6,358
#15Palm Bay Primary School£6,196
#16Birchington Church of England Primary School£6,196
#17Ramsgate Arts Primary School£5,968
#18St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate£5,704
#19Chilton Primary School£5,498

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