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Faith schools in Folkestone

All 7 faith schools in Folkestone.

7 schools in Folkestone

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  1. St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School

    Folkestone, CT20 1SE · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Church of England

    Results close to the Folkestone faith schools average, low absence.

    22 first choices, 25 offers made

    Met the standard at 1168%

    Folkestone faith schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.6%Folkestone faith schools 6.0%
    Pupils
    215
    Pupils per teacher
    22.0
    View school St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School
  2. Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School

    Folkestone, CT20 3JJ · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Church of England

    Results above the Folkestone faith schools average.

    17 first choices, 22 offers made

    Met the standard at 1173%

    Folkestone faith schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.5%Folkestone faith schools 6.0%
    Pupils
    196
    Pupils per teacher
    25.5
    View school Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School
  3. Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone

    Folkestone, CT20 1DJ · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Folkestone faith schools average.

    43 first choices, 46 offers made

    Met the standard at 1176%

    Folkestone faith schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.2%Folkestone faith schools 6.0%
    Pupils
    411
    Pupils per teacher
    19.4
    View school Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone
  4. Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Folkestone, CT19 6AL · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results below the Folkestone faith schools average, low absence.

    15 first choices, 15 offers made

    Met the standard at 1160%

    Folkestone faith schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.0%Folkestone faith schools 6.0%
    Pupils
    98
    Pupils per teacher
    14.6
    View school Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School
  5. Stella Maris Catholic Primary School

    Folkestone, CT19 5BY · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results below the Folkestone faith schools average, low absence.

    23 first choices, 25 offers made

    Met the standard at 1161%

    Folkestone faith schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.9%Folkestone faith schools 6.0%
    Pupils
    204
    Pupils per teacher
    23.2
    View school Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
  6. All Soul's Church of England Primary School

    Folkestone, CT19 4LG · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results below the Folkestone faith schools average.

    19 first choices, 21 offers made

    Met the standard at 1161%

    Folkestone faith schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.8%Folkestone faith schools 6.0%
    Pupils
    256
    Pupils per teacher
    17.4
    View school All Soul's Church of England Primary School
  7. Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

    Folkestone, CT19 6QH · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Needs attention in 3 areas
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Folkestone faith schools average, high absence.

    34 first choices, 34 offers made

    Met the standard at 1159%

    Folkestone faith schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed
    7.4%Folkestone faith schools 6.0%
    Pupils
    406
    Pupils per teacher
    21.9
    View school Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
The big picture

How Folkestone's faith schools spread out

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Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Folkestone 66%England 62%Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy: 59%Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School: 60%Stella Maris Catholic Primary School: 61%All Soul's Church of England Primary School: 61%St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School: 68%Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School: 73%Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone: 76%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Folkestone

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Folkestone average 5.6%Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School: 4%St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School: 4.6%Stella Maris Catholic Primary School: 4.9%Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School: 5.5%Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone: 6.2%All Soul's Church of England Primary School: 6.8%Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy: 7.4%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Folkestone

Ofsted grades in Folkestone

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 2 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 5
  • Good: 4 of 5
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 5
  • Inadequate: 0 of 5
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Folkestone

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    7 of the 7 faith schools in Folkestone have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Folkestone, explained

There are 7 faith schools in Folkestone, teaching 1,786 children. 2 are run by the council and 5 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

66.2% of pupils in Folkestone faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 59% to 76%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

32.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,858 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 15.5% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

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How many faith schools are in Folkestone?
There are 7 faith schools in Folkestone, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Folkestone?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Folkestone on Eduscope are St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School, Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School and Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding faith schools are in Folkestone?
Folkestone has 1 faith schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 4 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are faith schools in Folkestone ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Folkestone faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Folkestone is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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