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Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Folkestone and Hythe, CT19 6ALPrimaryAges 5–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Dec 2024
KS2 Results
53%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
7 1st-choice / 9 places
Ranking
#10,100
of 13,686 nationally

About Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School is a small state primary for 91 pupils aged 5 to 11 in the Folkestone and Hythe area of Kent. Its headline Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show that 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is ten percentage points below the Kent local authority average of 63%. This places the school in the bottom half of primaries in the local authority, ranked 320th out of 459 schools of the same type. The school's ranking score of 53 puts it well behind the top-performing local peers, such as Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary School which scored 100. However, the picture is more nuanced when you look at individual subjects: 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading and 59% did so in writing and maths, with average scaled scores of 106 in reading and 104 in maths, both above the national baseline of 100.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressThe Durlocks, Folkestone, Folkestone and Hythe, CT19 6AL
HeadteacherToni Browne
Local AuthorityKent
Number of Pupils91
Free School Meals (FSM)47.3%
School Capacity91 / 105 (87% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

17 Dec 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (17 Dec 2024): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 16 Dec 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
Sports HallPlaying FieldsForest SchoolLibraryOutdoor PlaygroundDining HallMusic RoomsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

RoundersGymnasticsTennisAthleticsCricket

Clubs & Activities

CodingScience ClubEco ClubChess

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyMulti-Sensory

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:30

After-school care

15:15-17:30

Source: stpetersfolkestone.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.