St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School | Primary in Folkestone, Folkestone and Hythe | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School

Primary

Folkestone and Hythe · Folkestone · CT20 1SE http://www.st-eanswythes.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
215
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

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

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
1 Apr 2025
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

4 reports
12 Mar 2019
Full inspectionOutstanding
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27 Mar 2018
Short inspection
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14 Nov 2013
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
68%
+7pp
LA
63%
England
63%
83%72%61%
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RWM higher
6%
-7pp
LA
10%
England
8%
25%16%6%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
71%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
26%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
211
cap. 210
222216210
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Pupil : teacher ratio
26.0
LA AVG 20.68:1
26.021.617.3
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EAL
21%
LA AVG 13.81%
25%21%17%
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FSM eligible
30%
LA AVG 27.09%
30%25%20%
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SEN
7%
LA AVG 17.42%
27%17%7%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
6%
England
5%
5%4%3%
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Persistent absence
8%
LA
15%
England
13%
14%9%5%
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Overview

AddressChurch Street, Folkestone, CT20 1SE
Telephone01303255516
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio26.0:1
Religious characterChurch of England
Finance£6540 spend / pupil£6635 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView 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
2024/2568%6%211
2023/2461%13%210
2022/2367%10%+0.70-0.10+0.00212
2018/1983%13%+5.30+4.40+2.60212
2017/1879%15%-0.80+2.50+0.90218
2016/1781%25%+2.60+2.00+2.10222
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2584%35%81%6%77%23%84%71%106.0104.0104.07%
2023/2487%29%65%19%87%23%77%77%106.0105.0105.012%
2022/2380%30%67%23%83%20%97%77%106.0104.0103.015%
2018/1990%33%90%33%87%27%100%83%108.0105.0107.021%
2017/1882%24%94%39%88%39%97%88%105.0107.0108.016%
2016/1781%41%94%31%97%38%100%81%108.0108.0107.027%

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.

Became an academy 1 Feb 2013 (was URN 118742)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2521126.07%21%30%5%8%
2023/2421018.812%19%27%5%14%
2022/2321221.615%22%25%5%9%
2021/2221218.822%19%25%4%10%
2020/2121221.324%17%29%
2018/1921220.821%16%20%4%6%
2017/1821820.616%21%22%3%5%
2016/1722217.327%25%22%4%5%

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