Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up Popular emoji_events #87 in Kent public Top 39% UK

St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

personHeadteacher Claire Jacobs

corporate_fareST EANSWYTHE'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

location_onFolkestone, CT20 1SE

language Visit Website phone 1303255516

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2019

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Students

212

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Expected Standard

68%

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Demand Ratio

1.3x

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St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Folkestone, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.3×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Folkestone, Kent, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of ST EANSWYTHE'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL. The school has approximately 211 pupils on roll, of whom 30% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #87 of 424 primaries in Kent and #3,341 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.3× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.8:1. 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

68%

LA 61%

Reading84% LA 74%

Writing81% LA 72%

Maths77% LA 70%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading87% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing65% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths87% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading80% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.4

-1.5 to 3.0

-0.1

Write

LA -0.2

-2.3 to 2.0

0.0

Maths

LA -1.2

-2.1 to 2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading90% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.3

Read

LA 0.0

3.1 to 7.6

4.4

Write

LA 0.1

2.3 to 6.5

2.6

Maths

LA -0.6

0.6 to 4.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 65%

Reading82% LA 76%

Writing94% LA 80%

Maths88% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA 0.0

-2.9 to 1.3

2.5

Write

LA 0.4

0.5 to 4.5

0.9

Maths

LA -0.5

-1 to 2.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 April 2025

Inspection Report

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12 March 2019

Inspection Report

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27 March 2018

Inspection Report

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14 November 2013

Inspection Report

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01 February 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-03-12

S5 Inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-03-27

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-11-14

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

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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 211 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
2024/25 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	214	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	214	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	213	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	213	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	213	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	213	1	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	217	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	215	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	217	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	220	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	222	1	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.5%

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils