Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2015
Expected Standard
66%
Demand Ratio
1.0x
The Churchill School is a Academy converter primary school in Folkestone, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 46% of primary schools nationally.
The Churchill School is an academy converter in Folkestone, Kent, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of EKC SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED. The school has approximately 341 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #157 of 424 primaries in Kent and #5,303 of 14,143 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.
In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
66%
Read SS
106
Maths SS
102
GPS SS
103
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
No digital report timeline available.
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