Castle Hill Community Primary School is a primary school located in Folkestone. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 20/03/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Sidney Street, Folkestone

School Information

Address: Sidney Street, Folkestone, CT19 6HG
Website: www.castlehill.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01303251583
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Peter Talbot
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 133177

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 406
Number of Pupils: 418
Number of Boys: 224
Number of Girls: 194

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.2 to 3.1
Writing
Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.8 to 3.9
Maths
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castle Hill Community Primary School
Sidney Street , CT19 6HG
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Mundella Primary School
Black Bull Road , CT19 5QX
- not rated 510 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Martello Primary
Warren Way , CT19 6DT
2out of 4 800 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
Warren Road , CT19 6QH
3out of 4 826 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School
The Durlocks , CT19 6AL
3out of 4 1,011 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Folkestone Academy
Academy Lane , CT19 5FP
3out of 4 1,428 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Harvey Grammar School
Cheriton Road , CT19 5JY
4out of 4 2,224 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Turner Free School
Tile Kiln Lane , Cheriton CT19 4PB
- not rated 2,829 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Folkestone School for Girls
Coolinge Lane , CT20 3RB
4out of 4 3,063 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Beacon Folkestone
Park Farm Road , CT19 5DN
4out of 4 973 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Folkestone Beacon Plus
Park Farm Road , CT19 5DN
- not rated 1,059 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Compass Community School Coastal Park
Heather Lodge , 2 Radnor Park West CT19 5HH
- not rated 1,509 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd)
29 Shorncliffe Road , CT20 2NB
- not rated 1,926 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
School of English Studies
26 Grimston Gardens , CT20 2PY
- not rated 2,086 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.