Schools in CT9 postcode district

Schools in postcode district CT9. Add your full home postcode below for distance filtering and a your neighbourhood comparison with the wider CT9 area.

Covers: Cliftonville, Dane Valley, Garlinge, Hartsdown, Margate Central, Northdown, Salmestone, and Westwood Industrial Estate

Add your home postcode in the green box below. Until then, distances use the centre of CT9. The list starts at 3 miles โ€” you can change that. Not an official school catchment.

Neighbourhood & area context

Three levels help you compare places: your neighbourhood (your full postcode), postcode district CT9 (schools and local averages on this page), and Thanet (wider council census and crime โ€” background only, not your street). We only show rows we actually hold.

Add your full home postcode in the green box above to see how your street compares with postcode district CT9 and Thanet.

District area rating (CT9)Above average

Postcode district CT9

Schools and figures for this postcode district โ€” the same CT9 bucket as the map and school list (before your distance filter).

Schools in district
11 (8 primary, 1 secondary)
Average attendance
93.1%
Average free school meals
49.9%
Average SEN
32%
Average EAL
20%
Deprivation around local schools
Slightly more deprived than average for England
Average house price
ยฃ263,646 (-4% year on year)
Flood risk
Low
Broadband
Full fibre widely available (76%+ premises)
Green space
Good โ€“ parks and playing fields within walking distance
Council tax
Typical band C

Wider area: Thanet

Census and crime for Thanet (local council within Kent). Useful context for the borough or council โ€” not broken down to your village or street.

Population
140,585
Households
58,875
Aged under 18
20.1%
Aged 16โ€“64 (approx.)
56.2%
Aged 65+
23.7%
Ethnicity
White 93%, Mixed 2%, Asian 2%
Crimes (estimated)
18,065
Crimes per 1,000 (estimated)
128.5

About these figures: School data mostly from 2024โ€“25. Wider-area lines use Census 2021 for Thanet. Crime figures are rough estimates, not police records for your postcode.

Map of schools in this area

The map shows 11 schools in postcode district CT9. Numbered circles group nearby schools โ€” click to zoom in. Use the list beside the map, a pin, or Show on map on a school card below.

How far from the CT9 centre?

Pick a radius to control which schools appear in the list below. Only schools whose postcode is in CT9 are included โ€” we measure the straight-line distance from CT9 centre. Add your home postcode above to search by distance from your address across nearby districts.

Show schools within:

3 miles is selected by default. Add your home postcode at the top to measure from your address instead of the district centre. Try 1 mile or 1.5 miles for a shorter list, 3 miles for a wider search, or All in district for every CT9 school regardless of distance. Straight-line distance only โ€” not walking, driving, or an official catchment area.

Schools (within 3 miles of CT9 centre)

Sorted by distance from CT9 centre, nearest first. Use the buttons above to change how far out we look, or show the whole of CT9. Each card shows straight-line miles, Ofsted rating and key statistics.

  • Drapers Mills Primary Academy

    St Peter's Footpath, Margate CT9 2SP

    TypeAcademy sponsor led
    TrustTHE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
    Age range2โ€“11
    Ofstedโ€“12 Dec 2023School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
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    0.1 miles from CT9 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    277
    Free school meals
    69%
    SEN
    22.7%
    EAL
    40.8%
    Attendance
    94.5%
    Persistent absence
    16.3%
    Admissions
    Often has places
    Attainment
    36% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Salmestone Primary School

    College Road, Margate CT9 4DB

    TypeAcademy sponsor led
    TrustTHE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
    Age range3โ€“11
    Ofstedโ€“24 Nov 2024Standards maintained
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    0.4 miles from CT9 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    221
    Free school meals
    51.4%
    SEN
    19.5%
    EAL
    22.6%
    Attendance
    94.8%
    Persistent absence
    15.6%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    67% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School

    St John's Road, Margate CT9 1LU

    TypeVoluntary controlled school
    Age range4โ€“11
    0.5 miles from CT9 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    402
    Free school meals
    59.7%
    SEN
    20.4%
    SEN provision
    Resourced provision
    EAL
    33.1%
    Attendance
    95.1%
    Persistent absence
    11.1%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    52% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate

    Nash Road, Margate CT9 4BU

    TypeAcademy converter
    TrustKENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
    Age range4โ€“11
    OfstedNot judged17 Mar 2025
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    0.6 miles from CT9 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    294
    Free school meals
    34.4%
    SEN
    26.2%
    EAL
    28.2%
    Attendance
    95.9%
    Persistent absence
    9.5%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    57% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Cliftonville Primary School

    Northumberland Avenue, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 3LY

    TypeAcademy sponsor led
    TrustCOASTAL ACADEMIES TRUST
    Age range3โ€“11
    OfstedGood17 Jul 2024School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
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    0.7 miles from CT9 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    845
    Free school meals
    50%
    SEN
    17.3%
    EAL
    27.7%
    Attendance
    95%
    Persistent absence
    14.5%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    65% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Northdown Primary School

    Tenterden Way, Margate CT9 3RE

    TypeAcademy sponsor led
    TrustTHE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
    Age range3โ€“11
    0.7 miles from CT9 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    338
    Free school meals
    75.2%
    SEN
    23.1%
    EAL
    25.1%
    Attendance
    94.9%
    Persistent absence
    16.5%
    Admissions
    About average
    Attainment
    79% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Garlinge Primary School and Nursery

    Westfield Road, Margate CT9 5PA

    TypeFoundation school
    TrustThanet Endeavour Learning Trust
    Age range3โ€“11
    1.3 miles from CT9 centre Cycling distance Park & stride
    Pupils
    735
    Free school meals
    44.6%
    SEN
    23.3%
    SEN provision
    Resourced provision
    EAL
    11.2%
    Attendance
    95.2%
    Persistent absence
    12.8%
    Admissions
    About average
    Attainment
    69% met expected standard (KS2)
    Visit school website
  • Palm Bay Primary School

    Palm Bay Avenue, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 3PP

    TypeAcademy converter
    TrustEKC SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED
    Age range5โ€“11
    OfstedNot judged2 Mar 2025
    View school on Ofsted
    1.4 miles from CT9 centre Cycling distance Park & stride
    Pupils
    414
    Free school meals
    29.5%
    SEN
    22.7%
    EAL
    8%
    Attendance
    93.3%
    Persistent absence
    17.9%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    58% met expected standard (KS2)
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Guide to school and area statistics

A short key for the statistics shown on this page for CT9. We have not listed house prices, broadband, green space or similar extras here unless they appear in the neighbourhood and area context section.

School listings

What you see on each school card

Only fields that appear on at least one school on this page are listed. Hover a stat row when you see a question mark for a one-line reminder.

School type
How the school is run โ€” for example academy, council-maintained, voluntary aided or free school.
Trust
The multi-academy trust or sponsor running the school, where it is an academy.
Age range
Year groups on roll โ€” for example 4โ€“11 for primary, or 11โ€“18 with sixth form.
Ofsted
Latest published inspection grade, inspection date where we have it, and a link to the schoolโ€™s page on the Ofsted reports site.
Straight-line miles
Distance as the crow flies from your home postcode when you have entered one, otherwise from the middle of this district. Not walking or driving time.
Walking, cycling and park-and-stride hints
Rough bands from straight-line miles: about 1 mile or less may suit walking; about 1โ€“2.5 miles we show cycling and park-and-stride; over about 2.5 miles park-and-stride only. Not checked routes or journey times.
Pupils
Number of pupils on roll from published school census data.
Free school meals
Share of pupils eligible for free school meals.
SEN
Share of pupils with SEN support or an Education, Health and Care plan.
SEN provision
Extra on-site support such as a resourced provision or SEN unit.
English as an additional language (EAL)
Share of pupils whose first language is not English, where recorded.
Attendance
Share of possible sessions attended. Higher is better.
Persistent absence
Share of pupils missing 10% or more of sessions. Lower is better.
Admissions pressure
Indicative label from recent applications versus places โ€” oversubscribed, about average or often has spaces.
Attainment
Primary: share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (Key Stage 2). Secondary: Progress 8. A dash means nothing was published for that school.
Attainment vs local
Compares each schoolโ€™s headline to others of the same phase on this page โ€” above, below or about average for the district.
Area overview

What you see in the area overview

Matches the two blocks above โ€” postcode district first, then the wider council area.

Area rating (stars)
A simple 1โ€“5 guide from deprivation around schools here โ€” not Ofsted grades. Recorded crime can nudge the score when we have it; estimates do not.
Schools in district
How many schools are in this postcode district, split by primary and secondary.
Average attendance
Mean attendance across schools here with published absence data.
Average free school meals
Mean free school meals eligibility across schools here with published data.
Average SEN
Mean SEN percentage across schools here with published data.
Average EAL
Mean English as an additional language percentage where published.
Deprivation
How deprived neighbourhoods around schools here are compared with England (official deprivation index, shown as bands 1โ€“10 where 1 is most deprived and 10 is least deprived).
Average house price
Typical sold prices for this postcode district where we have them โ€” street-by-street prices vary.
Flood risk
Indicative summary โ€” check Environment Agency maps for a specific address.
Broadband
General picture of speeds and availability โ€” check with providers at your address.
Green space
Brief summary of access to parks or countryside nearby.
Council tax
Typical band for the area โ€” your exact band depends on the property.
Your home neighbourhood
When you enter your full home postcode, we compare deprivation for your small area with the typical area around schools in this district.
Population, households, ethnicity and age
Census figures for the local council area โ€” not your street or this postcode district alone.
Crime figures
Often a rough council-wide estimate, not police records for your postcode. Badges compare to the national average when we have recorded data.
Using this page

Using this page

Tools on this page for narrowing schools and understanding distances.

Distance filter
Controls which schools appear in the list โ€” 1, 1.5, 2 or 3 miles, or every school in this district. Not an admissions catchment.
About these figures
School and Ofsted data from official releases. The area overview splits postcode-district figures from wider council context, with dates at the bottom of that panel.