Hythe Bay CofE Primary School
Cinque Ports Avenue, Hythe, CT21 6HS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Prout
- Diocese
- Diocese of Canterbury
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 220
- URN
- 131020
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01303267802
About this school
Hythe Bay CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Hythe. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 220 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 January 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 38 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 58% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 84% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 63% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 55% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hythe Bay CofE Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 297 |
| 2023/24 | 274 |
| 2024/25 | 263 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hythe Bay CofE Primary School compares
Hythe Bay CofE Primary School ranked 354th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 7% | 41.4% | 220 | — |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 16.2% | 179 | 0.7 miles |
| Saltwood CofE Primary School | 63% | 4.4% | 9.7% | 202 | 0.8 miles |
| Palmarsh Primary School | 67% | 4.6% | 27.9% | 204 | 1.3 miles |
| Seabrook Church of England Primary School | 81% | 4% | 10.6% | 104 | 1.9 miles |
| Lympne Church of England Primary School | 88% | 4.8% | 6.9% | 195 | 2.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.44%
- English as an additional language
- 11.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.04%
- Persistent absence
- 16.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hythe
-
Saltwood CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hythe
-
Palmarsh Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Hythe
-
Seabrook Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Hythe
-
Lympne Church of England Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Hythe
Other schools in Hythe
Hythe Bay CofE Primary School ranks 6th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Hythe.
- Lympne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Palmarsh Primary School Primary
- Saltwood CofE Primary School Primary
- Seabrook Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Brockhill Park Performing Arts College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hythe Bay CofE Primary School teach?
- Hythe Bay CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hythe.
- Who is the headteacher of Hythe Bay CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hythe Bay CofE Primary School is Mrs Rebecca Prout, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hythe Bay CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hythe Bay CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hythe Bay CofE Primary School?
- Hythe Bay CofE Primary School has 220 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hythe Bay CofE Primary School full?
- Hythe Bay CofE Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 220 on roll (70%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hythe Bay CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Hythe Bay CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Canterbury.
- Does Hythe Bay CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hythe Bay CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Hythe Bay CofE Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Hythe Bay CofE Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hythe Bay CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hythe Bay CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Hythe Bay CofE Primary School ranked 354th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hythe Bay CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Hythe Bay CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hythe Bay CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hythe Bay CofE Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.