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Castle Hill Community Primary School

Community school · Folkestone · CT19 6HG

Ages 3–11 · 395 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

45%

Overall absence

9.0%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-03-06

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)45%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence9.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.2%
Unauthorised3.7%
Authorised absence
5.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.8%
Enrolments in measure
321

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

54

Places offered

56

1st-preference offers

54

Total preferences (any rank)
85
Preferred offers (top 3)
56
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

395 pupils · 406 places

Pupils on roll
395
Boys / girls
195 / 200
School capacity
406
Capacity fill
395 / 406 (97%)
Free school meals
61.2%
FSM pupils
210
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Peter Talbot

Location

Address
Sidney Street
Postcode
CT19 6HG
Town
Folkestone
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Folkestone and Hythe
Constituency
Folkestone and Hythe
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
HI - Hearing Impairment
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
14 on roll / 14 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Folkestone, Kent, 395 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 61.2%. SEN provision includes: HI - Hearing Impairment.

Open schools in Folkestone
29
Primary schools in Folkestone
19
Academies among open schools in Folkestone
45% (13)
Open schools in CT19
16
Primary in CT19
10
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Primary in Kent LA
459

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in FolkestoneNear CT19

  • Mundella Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Folkestone · CT19 5QX · Kent

    Ages 3–11

    • KS230%
    • Absence8.7%
    • FSM60.3%
    • Demand0.73

    0.3 miles away

  • Martello Primary

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Folkestone · CT19 6DT · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS239%
    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM63.4%
    • Demand0.90

    0.5 miles away

  • Stella Maris Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Folkestone · CT19 5BY · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS237%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM15.2%
    • Demand1.37

    0.6 miles away

  • Folkestone Primary

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Folkestone · CT19 5FP · Kent

    Ages 2–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM25.4%
    • Demand0.89

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Peter Talbot
Telephone
01303251583
Website
www.castlehill.kent.sch.uk/

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