Garlinge Primary School and Nursery
Westfield Road, Margate, CT9 5PA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Thanet Endeavour Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr James Williams
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 726
- URN
- 135212
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01843221877
About this school
Garlinge Primary School and Nursery is a foundation primary school in Margate. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 726 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 117 | 103 | 97 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 50% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 64% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 61% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 61% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Garlinge Primary School and Nursery 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 | 59% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 769 |
| 2023/24 | 771 |
| 2024/25 | 735 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Garlinge Primary School and Nursery compares
Garlinge Primary School and Nursery ranked 302nd of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 6.7% | 47.2% | 726 | — |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate | 75% | 7.3% | 34.7% | 284 | 0.8 miles |
| Salmestone Primary School | 66% | 9.9% | 51.9% | 216 | 0.9 miles |
| St Crispin's Infant School | — | — | — | 193 | 1.1 miles |
| Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School | 31% | 7.5% | 59.7% | 397 | 1.2 miles |
| St Saviour's Church of England Junior School | 64% | 5.6% | 37.6% | 351 | 1.2 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)
- 47.23%
- English as an additional language
- 11.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.74%
- Persistent absence
- 20.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate0.8 miles
Primary · Margate
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Salmestone Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Margate
-
St Crispin's Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Westgate-on-Sea
-
Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Margate
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St Saviour's Church of England Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Westgate on Sea
Other schools in Margate
Garlinge Primary School and Nursery ranks 4th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Margate.
- Cliftonville Primary School Primary
- Drapers Mills Primary Academy Primary
- Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Northdown Primary School Primary
- Palm Bay Primary School Primary
- Salmestone Primary School Primary
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate Primary
- Hartsdown Academy Secondary
- Enterprise Learning Alliance Local authority maintained schools
- Liberty College Other types
- Life Skills Enterprise Special schools
- St Anthony's School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Garlinge Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Garlinge Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Margate.
- Who is the headteacher of Garlinge Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Garlinge Primary School and Nursery is Mr James Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Garlinge Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Garlinge Primary School and Nursery, 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 Garlinge Primary School and Nursery?
- Garlinge Primary School and Nursery has 726 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Garlinge Primary School and Nursery full?
- Garlinge Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 840 pupils and 726 on roll (86%), 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 Garlinge Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Garlinge Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Garlinge Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Garlinge Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Garlinge Primary School and Nursery?
- Garlinge Primary School and Nursery is part of Thanet Endeavour Learning Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Garlinge Primary School and Nursery have?
- The schools register lists Garlinge Primary School and Nursery's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Garlinge Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Garlinge Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Garlinge Primary School and Nursery ranked 302nd of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Garlinge Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Garlinge Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Garlinge Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Garlinge Primary School and Nursery'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 1 July 2026.