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Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

Warren Road, Folkestone, CT19 6QH

Local ranking404th of 450 primary schools in Kent
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 18 November 2025 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development & wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
59.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
5.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
69.0%
Writing (Expected)
72.0%
Maths (Expected)
72.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
67.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
103.0
Cohort Size
58

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
416
Boys
195 (47%)
Girls
221 (53%)
Capacity
420 (99% full)
SEND
19.7%
FSM Eligible
33.8%
EAL
3.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.2%
SEN Support
17.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
17.4
Budget per Pupil
£6,801/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
7.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
20.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 86.5%
  • White Other: 4.3%
  • Black African: 2.9%
  • Mixed Other: 2.4%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.4%
  • White Traveller: 0.5%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
  • Asian Pakistani: 0.5%

86.5%

White British

4.3%

White Other

2.9%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
139310
UKPRN
10040279
Establishment No.
3349
Trust
FOLKESTONE ST MARY'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY ACADEMY

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