Foundation school · Kent

Cheriton Primary School

4–11Ages
391Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118480URN

Church Road, Folkestone, CT20 3EP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

128 applications for 60 places · 251st of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

4 March 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
30 October 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Kent median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

128 applications · 60 places offered · 63 named it first

2026 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.3; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.2; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.9; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.0; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.1; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.1; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.0; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.4; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.9; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	128	2.1	63	1.05
Sep 2025	59	134	2.3	50	0.85
Sep 2024	60	129	2.2	63	1.05
Sep 2023	47	90	1.9	43	0.91
Sep 2022	56	96	1.7	55	0.98
Sep 2021	53	106	2.0	46	0.87
Sep 2020	58	112	1.9	50	0.86
Sep 2019	52	107	2.1	50	0.96
Sep 2018	56	114	2.0	49	0.88
Sep 2017	60	124	2.1	60	1.00
Sep 2016	60	119	2.0	51	0.85
Sep 2015	87	122	1.4	45	0.52
Sep 2014	75	142	1.9	60	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 75% · Maths 83% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%171st of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	68%	12%	108	107
2023/24	60%	10%	106	104
2022/23	68%	7%	107	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Cheriton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
All Soul's Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Kent

Good2023

2.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Harcourt Primary School
1.0 km · Kent

2026

2.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Morehall Primary School and Nursery
1.4 km · Kent

Improved significantly2025

3.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Sandgate Primary School
1.6 km · Kent

2026

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Seabrook Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

Good2023

3.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Folkestone Primary
2.6 km · Kent

Good2023

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
2.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118480 · 886/2510
Capacity: 420 pupils · 391 on roll
Free school meals: 30.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Church Road, Folkestone, CT20 3EP
Local authority: Kent · Folkestone and Hythe

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources