Northdown Primary School

Primary school in Margate, Kent. Good (Nov 2021).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 23 November 2021, report published 19 January 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years	Good
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around November 2025

The last inspection was in November 2021. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2027 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

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0.6 milesDrapers Mills Primary Academy
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Report card, Jul 2026: 3 expected, 4 needs attention
0.8 milesPalm Bay Primary School
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No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jan 2025)
1.1 milesCallis Grange Nursery and Infant School
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Good (Apr 2022)
1.1 milesMargate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School
Primary, Margate, Kent
Good (Mar 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.