Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy 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 22/09/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Warren Road, Folkestone, CT19 6QH
Website: www.stmarysfolkestone.com
Telephone: 01303251390
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Trevor North
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139310

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/09/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 450
Number of Boys: 228
Number of Girls: 222

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.4 to -0.1
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1.4
Maths
Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -3.9 to -1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:56%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
Warren Road , CT19 6QH 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Martello Primary
Warren Way , CT19 6DT 		2out of 4 423 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School
The Durlocks , CT19 6AL 		3out of 4 778 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Castle Hill Community Primary School
Sidney Street , CT19 6HG 		3out of 4 826 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Mundella Primary School
Black Bull Road , CT19 5QX 		- not rated 1,209 yd Academy converter 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 2,225 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Harvey Grammar School
Cheriton Road , CT19 5JY 		4out of 4 2,873 yd Academy converter No Boys 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 1,746 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Folkestone Beacon Plus
Park Farm Road , CT19 5DN 		- not rated 1,855 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 2,069 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd)
29 Shorncliffe Road , CT20 2NB 		- not rated 2,393 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
School of English Studies
26 Grimston Gardens , CT20 2PY 		- not rated 2,529 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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