Stella Maris Catholic 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 06/12/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in writing is average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Parkfield Road, Folkestone, CT19 5BY
Website: www.stellamaris.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01303252127
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Langley
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141629

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/12/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 214
Number of Boys: 109
Number of Girls: 105

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0 to 4.6
Writing
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -3.2 to 1
Maths
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.1 to 4.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:80%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
Parkfield Road , CT19 5BY 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Mundella Primary School
Black Bull Road , CT19 5QX 		- not rated 581 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone
Brockman Road , CT20 1DJ 		3out of 4 637 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Folkestone Primary
Academy Lane , CT19 5FP 		- not rated 709 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Castle Hill Community Primary School
Sidney Street , CT19 6HG 		3out of 4 1,089 yd Community school Yes 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 4 709 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Harvey Grammar School
Cheriton Road , CT19 5JY 		4out of 4 1,139 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Turner Free School
Tile Kiln Lane , Cheriton CT19 4PB 		- not rated 1,811 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Folkestone School for Girls
Coolinge Lane , CT20 3RB 		4out of 4 2,041 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 4 375 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Compass Community School Coastal Park
Heather Lodge , 2 Radnor Park West CT19 5HH 		- not rated 478 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Folkestone Beacon Plus
Park Farm Road , CT19 5DN 		- not rated 503 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd)
29 Shorncliffe Road , CT20 2NB 		- not rated 944 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
School of English Studies
26 Grimston Gardens , CT20 2PY 		- not rated 1,114 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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