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Sandgate Primary School

Primary

Folkestone and Hythe · Folkestone · CT20 3QU www.sandgateprimaryschool.co.uk/

Pupils
419
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
419
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
419
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/09/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio26.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Sandgate Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
75%
-20pp
95%85%75%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
RWM higher standard
13%
-4pp
17%15%13%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
92%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
90%
Maths higher standard
35%
Science expected standard
65%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
35%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
419
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, CT20 3QU
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
2024/2575%13%80%37%92%15%90%35%65%75%107.0108.0106.011%419
2023/2495%17%97%53%98%23%98%43%85%95%110.0109.0110.010%420
2022/2385%17%90%52%95%18%92%43%88%80%109.0108.0105.0+2.60+2.20+2.608%418
2018/1987%15%88%38%97%27%97%40%87%88%107.0108.0107.0+0.40+0.40+0.5010%424
2017/1892%17%95%42%95%37%95%35%88%92%109.0108.0108.0+1.70+1.80+1.408%424
2016/1780%18%92%40%90%37%87%28%93%88%108.0106.0107.0+2.00+1.90-0.407%421

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
2024/2541921.311%4%13%3%4%
2023/2442018.610%4%14%4%3%
2022/2341819.28%6%10%4%4%
2021/2241920.110%5%12%4%7%
2020/2142019.811%6%12%
2018/1942421.910%4%12%2%3%
2017/1842423.38%5%11%3%3%
2016/1742122.67%5%11%3%5%

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