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Castle Hill Community Primary School

Folkestone and Hythe, CT19 6HGPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2024
KS2 Results
54%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
1.0×
First choices did not exceed offers made
45 1st-choice / 47 offers made
Ranking
#11,666
of 13,686 nationally

About Castle Hill Community Primary School

Castle Hill Community Primary School is a state-funded primary school in Folkestone and Hythe, South East, for pupils aged 3 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 395 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 406.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (6 Mar 2024). 54% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 45 first-preference applications and 47 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
AddressSidney Street, Folkestone, Folkestone and Hythe, CT19 6HG
HeadteacherMr Peter Talbot
Local AuthorityKent
Number of Pupils395
Free School Meals (FSM)53.2%
School Capacity395 / 406 (97% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

6 Mar 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 2 May 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

Resourced Provision
AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultyResourced Provision

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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Castle Hill Community Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.