Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 20 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Kent
Unique reference
139310
Address
Warren Road, CT19 6QH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
442 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
49.5%
Girls
50.5%
First language not English
3.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
33.5%
Persistent absence
19.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 86%
Mixed 6.5%
Other White 3.6%
African 1.6%
Other 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-3.2
WritingBelow average-1.8
MathsWell below average-3.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 40%
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 102
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
46
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
41
2nd preference
29
3rd preference
26
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
41
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
19
5
14
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
29
15
14
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
1
1
0
Reception, Part-time
2
1
1
Reception, Full-time
44
25
19
Year 1
53
24
29
Year 2
57
31
26
Year 3
56
25
31
Year 4
59
25
34
Year 5
61
31
30
Year 6
60
35
25
Year 2023-2024