Castle Hill Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 7 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 133177
- Address
- Sidney Street, CT19 6HG
- Website
- www.castlehill.kent.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 420 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.0%
- Girls
- 46.0%
- First language not English
- 12.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 50.2%
- Persistent absence
- 27.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.4%
White British 80%
Other White 8.6%
Mixed 6.5%
Gypsy/Roma 1.9%
Indian 1.2%
Other 1%
Irish 0.2%
African 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.7
WritingBelow average-2.2
MathsBelow average-3.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 47%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Castle Hill Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 56
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 54
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 54
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 52 30 22 |
| Reception, Full-time | 57 39 18 |
| Year 1 | 44 22 22 |
| Year 2 | 54 21 33 |
| Year 3 | 49 28 21 |
| Year 4 | 53 27 26 |
| Year 5 | 54 26 28 |
| Year 6 | 57 34 23 |
Nearby schools
- Christ Church Cep Academy, FolkestoneGood
- Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyGood
- Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
- Martello PrimaryGood
- Mundella Primary SchoolGood
- St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
- Stella Maris Catholic Primary SchoolGood