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Hawkinge Primary School

Primary

Folkestone and Hythe · Folkestone · CT18 7BN www.hawkingeprimaryschool.co.uk/

Pupils
389
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
20 May 2025
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

8 reports
11 Jun 2019
Full inspectionOutstanding
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5 Jun 2018
Short inspection
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13 May 2014
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Folkestone and Hythe. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
76%
+3pp
LA
63%
England
63%
88%77%66%
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RWM higher
10%
-11pp
LA
10%
England
8%
21%15%9%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
39%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
34%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
81%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
32%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 104.18
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
389
cap. 420
401386370
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Pupil : teacher ratio
23.4
LA AVG 20.68:1
25.422.118.9
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EAL
6%
LA AVG 13.81%
6%5%4%
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FSM eligible
19%
LA AVG 27.09%
23%21%19%
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SEN
14%
LA AVG 17.42%
17%15%12%
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Overall absence
4%
LA
6%
England
5%
6%5%4%
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Persistent absence
10%
LA
15%
England
13%
18%12%6%
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Overview

AddressCanterbury Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7BN
Telephone01303892224
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.4:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£5861 spend / pupil£5900 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

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 prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2576%10%389
2023/2473%21%393
2022/2366%16%-0.50+0.10+0.10396
2018/1978%9%+1.20+1.60+1.70383
2017/1888%19%+1.50+1.80+3.90370
2016/1788%14%+1.90+1.30+2.40374
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2580%39%86%17%83%34%90%81%106.0107.0108.014%
2023/2480%43%80%23%86%43%91%80%106.0107.0108.016%
2022/2379%29%75%25%84%29%98%73%106.0106.0106.014%
2018/1980%35%91%26%89%30%98%96%106.0107.0109.013%
2017/1888%43%95%29%98%45%95%95%107.0109.0110.014%
2016/1793%33%91%21%100%23%95%95%107.0107.0109.017%

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
2024/2538923.414%6%19%4%10%
2023/2439322.116%4%21%5%14%
2022/2339625.414%5%19%5%16%
2021/2240125.412%6%21%6%18%
2020/2139324.014%5%21%
2018/1938324.213%4%18%4%8%
2017/1837018.914%5%20%4%11%
2016/1737418.917%5%22%4%6%

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