Academy sponsor led · Kent

Martello Primary

4–11Ages
146Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140433URN

Warren Way, Folkestone, CT19 6DT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

47 applications for 19 places · 174th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2016

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%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 · 8 March 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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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

2.5applications per place, Reception

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

47 applications · 19 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 2.5; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.5; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.5; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.2; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.0; Kent median median 2.1
2021 3.5; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.0; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.6; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.1; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.2; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.6; Kent median median 2.5

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	19	47	2.5	18	0.95
Sep 2025	13	32	2.5	11	0.85
Sep 2024	21	52	2.5	19	0.90
Sep 2023	17	38	2.2	15	0.88
Sep 2022	23	45	2.0	21	0.91
Sep 2021	6	21	3.5	6	1.00
Sep 2020	15	30	2.0	15	1.00
Sep 2019	11	29	2.6	9	0.82
Sep 2018	22	47	2.1	16	0.73
Sep 2017	23	50	2.2	16	0.70
Sep 2016	8	13	1.6	8	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 57% · Maths 78% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%287th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard35%

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	57%	13%	105	107
2023/24	39%	4%	101	100
2022/23	42%	0%	103	99

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

Martello PrimaryThis school
This school

Good2022

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

2025

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Castle Hill Community Primary School
0.7 km · Kent

Good2024

1.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

3.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Mundella Primary School
1.2 km · Kent

Good2024

2.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone
1.6 km · Kent

Good2022

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Folkestone Primary
2.0 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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140433 · 886/2039
Trust: Turner Schools
Capacity: 210 pupils · 146 on roll
Free school meals: 63.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2015
Address: Warren Way, Folkestone, CT19 6DT
Local authority: Kent · Folkestone and Hythe

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