Community school · Kent

Castle Hill Community Primary School

3–11Ages
395Pupils
PrimaryPhase
133177URN

Sidney Street, Folkestone, CT19 6HG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.8 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

79 applications for 47 places · 345th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Kent median (2.4) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

79 applications · 47 places offered · 45 named it first

2026 1.7; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.5; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.4; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.7; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.4; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.5; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.9; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.4; 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	47	79	1.7	45	0.96
Sep 2025	36	71	2.0	35	0.97
Sep 2024	56	85	1.5	54	0.96
Sep 2023	51	94	1.8	50	0.98
Sep 2022	37	66	1.8	34	0.92
Sep 2021	50	72	1.4	45	0.90
Sep 2020	51	85	1.7	51	1.00
Sep 2019	58	94	1.6	59	1.02
Sep 2018	56	94	1.7	54	0.96
Sep 2017	58	83	1.4	43	0.74
Sep 2016	57	88	1.5	48	0.84
Sep 2015	57	106	1.9	62	1.09
Sep 2014	57	78	1.4	48	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 70% · Maths 57% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%316th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	54%	6%	104	102
2023/24	45%	0%	103	103
2022/23	47%	4%	104	102

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

Castle Hill Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Mundella Primary School
0.5 km · Kent

Good2024

2.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Martello Primary
0.7 km · Kent

Good2022

2.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
0.8 km · Kent

2025

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

3.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone
1.1 km · Kent

Good2022

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Folkestone Primary
1.3 km · Kent

Good2023

2.3applications per place 64%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: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 133177 · 886/3904
Capacity: 406 pupils · 395 on roll
Free school meals: 61.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2007
Replaced: George Spurgen Community Primary School (URN 118383)
Address: Sidney Street, Folkestone, CT19 6HG
Local authority: Kent · Folkestone and Hythe

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