Folkestone Primary | The Schools Guide

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Folkestone Primary

Academy Lane, Folkestone CT19 5FP

https://www.turnerfolkestoneprimary.com/home

Folkestone Primary is an academy. It has about 430 boys and girls aged between 2 and 11. In June 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2020.

This school is a member of Turner Schools. (Other schools in this trust include Morehall Primary School and Nursery, Martello Primary, Chartham Primary School and St Stephen's Infant School.)

Particular strengths include Attendance, Disadvantaged pupils, Environment and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Finances and Representation.

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.4		Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
0.7		Mundella Primary School
0.7		Morehall Primary School and Nursery
0.7		Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone
0.8		Castle Hill Community Primary School
1.1		Sandgate Primary School
1.1		All Soul's Church of England Primary School
1.1		St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School
1.1		Harcourt Primary School
1.2		Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School
1.2		Martello Primary
1.3		Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

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Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is below average. Progress in reading is above average. Progress in writing is excellent.

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is quite high.

Attainment: Above average. Maths, reading and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) attainment are all about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Progress: About average. Progress in maths is below average, in reading it is about average and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is quite high.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

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