Cheriton 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 28/01/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Church Road, Folkestone, CT20 3EP
Website: http://www.cheritonprimary.org.uk/
Telephone: 01303276112
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Angela Maxted
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118480

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/01/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 480
Number of Pupils: 425
Number of Boys: 227
Number of Girls: 198

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.8
Writing
Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.4 to -0.4
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
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
Cheriton Primary School
Church Road , CT20 3EP
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School
Horn Street , CT20 3JJ
4out of 4 540 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
All Soul's Church of England Primary School
Stanley Road , CT19 4LG
3out of 4 792 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Harcourt Primary School
Biggins Wood Road , CT19 4NE
3out of 4 1,071 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Morehall Primary
Morehall Primary, Chart Road , CT19 4PN
2out of 4 1,493 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Turner Free School
Tile Kiln Lane , Cheriton CT19 4PB
- not rated 1,381 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Harvey Grammar School
Cheriton Road , CT19 5JY
4out of 4 1,970 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
The Folkestone School for Girls
Coolinge Lane , CT20 3RB
4out of 4 1,971 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Folkestone Academy
Academy Lane , CT19 5FP
3out of 4 2,844 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birchwood
Bowen Road , CT19 4FP
3out of 4 1,293 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
School of English Studies
26 Grimston Gardens , CT20 2PY
- not rated 2,550 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd)
29 Shorncliffe Road , CT20 2NB
- not rated 2,610 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Compass Community School Coastal Park
Heather Lodge , 2 Radnor Park West CT19 5HH
- not rated 2,796 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Folkestone Beacon Plus
Park Farm Road , CT19 5DN
- not rated 3,161 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.