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EnglandSouth EastFolkestone and HytheCT19 6QHFolkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
Primary

Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

Primary

Folkestone and Hythe · Folkestone · CT19 6QH www.stmarysfolkestone.com

Pupils
416
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
416
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
416
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy · Primary · Kent

Finance£6801 spend / pupil£6867 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
59%
+3pp
59%50%40%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
5%
+2pp
9%6%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
69%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
67%
LA AVG 70.35%
SPAG higher standard
16%
LA AVG 24.79%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 104.19
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
416
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Warren Road, Folkestone, CT19 6QH
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
2024/2559%5%69%29%72%14%72%28%86%67%104.0104.0103.020%416
2023/2456%3%69%27%69%12%61%20%71%66%105.0104.0106.022%442
2022/2340%4%61%21%74%9%56%11%89%61%102.0101.0102.0-3.20-1.80-3.6018%449
2018/1956%9%64%25%84%15%71%13%82%85%103.0103.0106.0-1.70-0.10-2.5018%465
2017/1852%5%68%22%78%12%67%13%77%73%104.0103.0105.0+1.20+1.80+0.8015%448
2016/1744%5%64%13%67%10%66%8%70%72%103.0103.0105.0-0.40-2.10-1.3015%479

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
2024/2541622.620%4%34%7%21%
2023/2444223.422%4%38%8%26%
2022/2344920.118%5%36%7%19%
2021/2244420.823%4%36%7%20%
2020/2145022.322%4%28%
2018/1946520.818%5%30%4%9%
2017/1844820.715%4%29%4%9%
2016/1747922.815%4%31%5%8%

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