Castle Hill Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 6 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
- 414 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 13%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 51.9%
- Persistent absence
- 25.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.1%
White British 81.6%
Other White 8.7%
Mixed 4.6%
Gypsy/Roma 1.2%
Indian 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
African 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 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 45%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Castle Hill Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 36
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 52 27 25 |
| Reception, Full-time | 55 22 33 |
| Year 1 | 51 36 15 |
| Year 2 | 46 23 23 |
| Year 3 | 55 21 34 |
| Year 4 | 48 26 22 |
| Year 5 | 53 26 27 |
| Year 6 | 54 26 28 |
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