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EnglandSouth EastFolkestone and HytheCT19 5BYStella Maris Catholic Primary School
Primary

Stella Maris Catholic Primary School

Primary

Folkestone and Hythe · Folkestone · CT19 5BY www.stellamaris.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
203
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
203
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
203
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Stella Maris Catholic Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
61%
+24pp
80%59%37%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
RWM higher standard
0%
-3pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
61%
SPAG higher standard
14%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
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
203
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Parkfield Road, Folkestone, CT19 5BY
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
2024/2561%0%79%25%86%11%68%14%79%61%105.0103.0103.014%203
2023/2437%3%70%23%60%3%53%17%73%47%105.0101.0101.019%210
2022/2341%3%66%28%69%13%56%9%81%63%105.0101.0101.0+0.70+0.40-2.0018%211
2018/1980%13%87%40%80%30%93%30%87%83%106.0107.0106.0+2.30-1.10+2.1028%211
2017/1871%8%79%46%79%29%83%17%83%79%107.0105.0105.0+2.10+0.90+0.50211
2016/1750%4%81%19%85%23%54%4%96%73%105.0100.0104.0+0.60+1.20-4.0020%202

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
2024/2520322.114%8%17%5%10%
2023/2421021.919%12%17%4%10%
2022/2321122.018%10%19%4%6%
2021/2221018.913%8%23%5%8%
2020/2121421.89%12%26%
2018/1921128.528%18%22%4%5%
2017/1826.44%7%
2016/1720219.420%22%27%4%6%

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