Folksworth CofE Primary School

About Folksworth CofE Primary School

Folksworth CofE Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained consistently across its two most recent inspections. The school's most recent graded inspection, in 2022, awarded Good across every category: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The previous inspection in 2016 also rated overall effectiveness as Good. However, the most telling academic metric comes from the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results. Only 38% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is significantly below the Cambridgeshire local authority average of 58%. This places the school in the bottom 50 nationally for this measure, ranking 179th out of 210 primary schools in the local authority. While the school's small size of just 95 pupils means results can fluctuate year to year, the data suggests that achieving the combined expected standard is a challenge for many of its pupils.

Digging deeper into the individual subject scores reveals a more mixed picture. In reading, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard, with an average scaled score of 105, and 38% achieved the higher standard — a strong result. Writing also saw 77% reach the expected level, though only 15% reached the higher standard. Maths was weaker: just 38% met the expected standard, with an average score of 101, and only 15% reached the higher level. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 14.7%, slightly above the national average, which may partly explain the gap between the school's overall outcomes and the local authority benchmark. The school's ranking in Huntingdonshire, where it sits 52nd out of 55 schools, reflects the challenge of achieving combined expected standards in a small cohort. Parents should note that individual subject strengths, particularly in reading, are more encouraging than the headline combined figure suggests.

Folksworth is a Church of England primary school in Huntingdonshire, serving children from ages 4 to 11. It is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 17 applications for just 6 places, with all 6 first-preference applicants offered a spot. The school offers a range of facilities including an ICT suite, library, music rooms, playing fields, and a chapel. Sports provision includes football, swimming, gymnastics, tennis, and netball, while clubs range from coding and chess to eco club and choir. The school has identified SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties, speech and language needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and social and emotional mental health needs. For families who prioritise a small, village-style primary with a Christian character and strong reading outcomes, Folksworth may be a good fit, though those focused on combined academic benchmarks should weigh the KS2 data carefully.

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