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Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

personMrs Amanda Wolfram

corporate_fareFOLKESTONE ST MARY'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY ACADEMY

location_onFolkestone, CT19 6QH

language Visit Website phone 1303251390

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

449

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Expected Standard

59%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Folkestone, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 63% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy is an academy converter in Folkestone, Kent, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of FOLKESTONE ST MARY'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY ACADEMY. The school has approximately 416 pupils on roll, of whom 34% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #218 of 424 primaries in Kent and #7,300 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 61%

Reading69% LA 74%

Writing72% LA 72%

Maths72% LA 70%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading69% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths61% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading61% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths56% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA -0.4

-4.9 to -1.5

-1.8

Write

LA -0.2

-3.4 to -0.2

-3.6

Maths

LA -1.2

-5.2 to -2.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading64% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths71% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA 0.0

-3.4 to -0.1

-0.1

Write

LA 0.1

-1.6 to 1.4

-2.5

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.9 to -1.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 65%

Reading68% LA 76%

Writing78% LA 80%

Maths67% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA 0.0

-0.4 to 2.8

1.8

Write

LA 0.4

0.3 to 3.3

0.8

Maths

LA -0.5

-0.6 to 2.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 October 2021

Inspection Report

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21 September 2016

Inspection Report

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12 January 2015

Inspection Report

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09 September 2014

Inspection Report

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01 February 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-09-21

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-09-09

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 416 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	416	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	416	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	445	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	442	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	433	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	457	25	5.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	449	20	4.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	446	24	5.4%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	438	14	3.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	444	12	2.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	439	21	4.8%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	452	16	3.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	450	7	1.6%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	447	22	4.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	455	1	0.2%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	455	11	2.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	450	28	6.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	465	8	1.7%	0.4%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	465	8	1.7%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	455	10	2.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	463	8	1.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	448	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	441	5	1.1%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	472	12	2.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	479	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	471	10	2.1%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 29 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 21 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 15 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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