Stella Maris Catholic Primary SchoolMundella Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Folkestone.

Summary of the comparison

Stella Maris Catholic Primary School and Mundella Primary School are primary schools in Folkestone.

  • Stella Maris Catholic Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Mundella Primary School scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Stella Maris Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Stella Maris Catholic Primary School was judged Good and Mundella Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 61.0% for Stella Maris Catholic Primary School and 56.0% for Mundella Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Stella Maris Catholic Primary School (41.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Mundella Primary School (47.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Stella Maris Catholic Primary School versus Mundella Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure FolkestoneStella Maris Catholic Primary SchoolFolkestoneMundella Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD54/100Stronger figureF38/100
Local ranking235th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure393rd of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll203 171
Capacity210 210
LocationFolkestone, CT19 5BY Folkestone, CT19 5QX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard61.0% Stronger figure56.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure101.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census203 171
Free school meals (ever 6)16.8% 60.2%
English as an additional language8.4% 32.2%
SEN support11.8% 21.6%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% Stronger figure8.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.5% Stronger figure30.3% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Stella Maris Catholic Primary School

Mundella Primary School

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