Academy sponsor led · Kent

Morehall Primary School and Nursery

2–11Ages
249Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145012URN

Morehall Primary School and Nursery, Chart Road, Folkestone, CT19 4PN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2019

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.7per place

1.3 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

112 applications for 30 places · 29th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2019

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

The graded inspection, 1 October 2019Ofsted'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

Inspection history

5 February 2025
Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
1 October 2019
Graded inspection: 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

3.7applications per place, Reception

1.3 above Kent median (2.4) 1.5 above England median (2.2)

112 applications · 30 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 3.7; Kent median median 2.4
2025 4.3; Kent median median 2.3
2024 3.6; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.9; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.2; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.3; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.4; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.1; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Morehall Primary (URN 140336), Morehall Primary School (URN 118519), the previous school.

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	30	112	3.7	42	1.40
Sep 2025	30	130	4.3	55	1.83
Sep 2024	29	103	3.6	44	1.52
Sep 2023	30	87	2.9	35	1.17
Sep 2022	32	70	2.2	26	0.81
Sep 2021	26	49	1.9	22	0.85
Sep 2020	32	57	1.8	23	0.72
Sep 2019	15	34	2.3	12	0.80
Sep 2018	20	35	1.8	11	0.55
Sep 2017 *	30	42	1.4	26	0.87
Sep 2016 *	29	63	2.2	24	0.83
Sep 2015 *	30	49	1.6	25	0.83
Sep 2014 *	30	33	1.1	21	0.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 75% · Maths 80% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%89th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	75%	10%	109	106
2023/24	83%	13%	107	109
2022/23	87%	10%	109	110

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

Morehall Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

Improved significantly2025

3.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
All Soul's Church of England Primary School
0.6 km · Kent

Good2023

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

2026

2.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Sandgate Primary School
0.9 km · Kent

2026

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Folkestone Primary
1.3 km · Kent

Good2023

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Cheriton Primary School
1.4 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

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

Good2022

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145012 · 886/2087
Trust: Turner Schools
Capacity: 210 pupils · 249 on roll
Free school meals: 22.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2017
Replaced: Morehall Primary (URN 140336); Morehall Primary School (URN 118519)
Address: Morehall Primary School and Nursery, Chart Road, Folkestone, CT19 4PN
Local authority: Kent · Folkestone and Hythe

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