OFSTED
24 May 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
215
204 full-time ·
11 part-time
Female pupils
119
55.3% of pupils
Male pupils
96
44.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.0 pts
above England
School
28.8%
Folkestone and Hythe
30.7%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.6 pts
below England
School
3.7%
Folkestone and Hythe
10.1%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.8 pts
above England
School
2.8%
Folkestone and Hythe
4.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.8%
193
Any other White background
1.9%
4
Indian
1.9%
4
White and Asian
1.9%
4
White and Black African
0.9%
2
White and Black Caribbean
0.9%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.9%
32 of
215 pupils
5.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
43.0%
17.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
62.0%
Reading
11.8 pts below England
School
62.0%
Folkestone and Hythe
74.8%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Writing
1.3 pts below England
School
69.0%
Folkestone and Hythe
76.4%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
49.0%
Maths
23.0 pts below England
School
49.0%
Folkestone and Hythe
71.5%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.71%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.49 pts
higher than
England
School
7.71%
Folkestone and Hythe
5.95%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.34%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.53 pts
higher than
England
School
26.34%
Folkestone and Hythe
15.71%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.08%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.73 pts
lower than
England
School
1.08%
Folkestone and Hythe
1.20%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
86.0%
2.2 pts
below England
Greatstone Primary School
86.0%
Folkestone and Hythe
92.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.