Compass Community School Coastal Park, based in Folkestone, provides not applicable education, serving pupils aged 5 to 17. The school is a other independent special school and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It has a none religious character.

Compass Community School Coastal Park currently has around 38 pupils on roll, which is about 63% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 84.2% boys and 15.8% girls. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

School Information

Address: 18 Wiltie Gardens, Folkestone, CT19 5AX
Website: www.compass-schools.org
Telephone: 01303767801
School Type: Other independent special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Julie Lumley
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 135510

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Pupils

General

Age Range: 5 - 17
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 60
Number of Pupils: 38
Number of Boys: 32
Number of Girls: 6

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Progress 8 score (average over pupils)
School
Town average
-0.26
Local authority average
-0.26
England average
-0.03
Entering EBacc
School
Town average
32%
Local authority average
29%
England average
35%
Grade 5+ in English & maths GCSEs
School
Town average
39%
Local authority average
35%
England average
41%
Attainment 8 score
School
Town average
40.8
Local authority average
40.0
England average
44.6
EBacc average point score
School
Town average
3.6
Local authority average
3.4
England average
3.9
Staying in education or employment
School

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone
Brockman Road , CT20 1DJ
3out of 4 265 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Folkestone Christ Church CofE Primary School
Brockman Road , CT20 1DJ
- not rated 265 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
Parkfield Road , CT19 5BY
- not rated 389 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
Parkfield Road , CT19 5BY
3out of 4 389 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Park Farm Primary School
Park Farm Road , CT19 5DH
- not rated 591 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Channel School
Park Farm Road , CT19 5DN
- not rated 1,009 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Folkestone Academy
Academy Lane , CT19 5FP
3out of 4 1,089 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Harvey Grammar School
Cheriton Road , CT19 5JY
4out of 4 1,238 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
The Harvey Grammar School
Cheriton Road , CT19 5JY
- not rated 1,238 yd Community school No Boys More About School
The Folkestone School for Girls
Coolinge Lane , CT20 3RB
3out of 4 1,901 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
South Kent College
Shorncliffe Road , CT20 2TZ
- not rated 583 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Folkestone Academy
Academy Lane , CT19 5FP
- not rated 1,050 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Compass Community School Coastal Park
18 Wiltie Gardens , CT19 5AX
- not rated 0 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
St Nicholas Preparatory School
18 Wiltie Gardens , CT19 5AX
- not rated 0 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
Brook Education Centre
Parkfield Road , CT19 5BY
- not rated 360 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Grace School
Grace Hill , CT20 1HE
- not rated 654 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Folkestone Beacon Plus
16 Bouverie Place , CT20 1AU
- not rated 737 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.