Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 24/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Horn Street, Folkestone

School Information

Address: Horn Street, Folkestone, CT20 3JJ
Website: http://www.stmartinsfolkestone.com
Telephone: 01303238888
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Elizabeth Carter
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118675

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 209
Number of Boys: 95
Number of Girls: 114

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -5.3 to -0.9
Writing
Average: -1 Confidence interval -3.1 to 1
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.5 to 1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School
Horn Street , CT20 3JJ 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Cheriton Primary School
Church Road , CT20 3EP 		3out of 4 540 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
All Soul's Church of England Primary School
Stanley Road , CT19 4LG 		3out of 4 1,319 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Harcourt Primary School
Biggins Wood Road , CT19 4NE 		3out of 4 1,580 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Seabrook Church of England Primary School
Seabrook Road , CT21 5RL 		4out of 4 1,634 yd Voluntary controlled school No 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 1,918 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Folkestone School for Girls
Coolinge Lane , CT20 3RB 		4out of 4 2,259 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The Harvey Grammar School
Cheriton Road , CT19 5JY 		4out of 4 2,460 yd Academy converter No Boys 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 1,829 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
School of English Studies
26 Grimston Gardens , CT20 2PY 		- not rated 2,963 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd)
29 Shorncliffe Road , CT20 2NB 		- not rated 3,042 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Compass Community School Coastal Park
Heather Lodge , 2 Radnor Park West CT19 5HH 		- not rated 3,270 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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