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Folkestone Primary

Primary

Folkestone and Hythe · Folkestone · CT19 5FP https://www.turnerfolkestoneprimary.com/home

Pupils
436
cap. 450
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
436
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
436
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio27.4:1
Admissions
Religious character
StatusOpen

Overview of Folkestone Primary · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
64%
-5pp
69%64%58%
'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
2%
-6pp
8%5%2%
'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
14%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
436
Pupil : teacher ratio
27.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Academy Lane, Folkestone, CT19 5FP
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
2024/2564%2%78%32%78%7%80%19%83%71%106.0104.0103.016%436
2023/2469%8%83%32%83%14%82%25%97%83%106.0106.0106.016%428
2022/2358%6%73%24%84%10%72%18%93%64%104.0102.0103.0+0.10+1.90-0.8014%424

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
2024/2543626.716%16%31%4%11%
2023/2442825.016%9%29%4%10%
2022/2342421.214%7%27%5%10%
2021/2246120.810%6%31%6%17%
2020/2147421.812%7%23%

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