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Cheriton Primary School

Primary

Folkestone and Hythe · Folkestone · CT20 3EP http://www.cheritonprimary.org.uk/

Pupils
404
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
404
Pupils · 2024/25
33%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
404
Pupils · 2024/25
33%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 30/10/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Cheriton Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
68%
+8pp
75%68%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
12%
+2pp
12%9%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
43%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
404
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
33%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Church Road, Folkestone, CT20 3EP
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2568%12%90%43%75%18%83%32%83%82%108.0107.0108.024%404
2023/2460%10%75%35%70%13%70%25%77%72%106.0104.0107.027%403
2022/2368%7%81%36%80%8%80%29%90%81%107.0105.0106.0+1.70+1.10+0.7024%389
2018/1960%5%72%21%74%7%90%26%95%71%105.0105.0106.0+0.20-1.90-0.1022%454
2017/1875%6%84%27%90%8%80%25%90%75%106.0105.0107.0+1.30+0.50+0.4021%451
2016/1753%2%68%18%74%5%72%16%88%72%103.0104.0104.0-1.60-1.10+0.0022%464

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2540420.824%33%28%5%13%
2023/2440320.827%32%28%6%15%
2022/2338920.124%33%26%5%11%
2021/2239318.425%31%26%6%13%
2020/2142519.021%30%24%
2018/1945420.422%27%25%4%10%
2017/1845119.421%27%24%4%6%
2016/1746420.422%30%20%4%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.