Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School
Horn Street, Folkestone, CT20 3JJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Carter
- Diocese
- Diocese of Canterbury
- Federation
- The Federation of St Martin's and Seabrook CEP Schools
- Constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 118675
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01303238888
About this school
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Folkestone. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 196 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 67% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 87% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 80% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 83% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 202 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 196 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School compares
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School ranked 124th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 5.5% | 19.4% | 196 | — |
| Cheriton Primary School | 68% | 5.1% | 28.2% | 391 | 0.3 miles |
| All Soul's Church of England Primary School | 61% | 6.8% | 38.2% | 256 | 0.8 miles |
| Harcourt Primary School | 54% | 4.9% | 31.7% | 179 | 0.9 miles |
| Seabrook Church of England Primary School | 81% | 4% | 10.6% | 104 | 0.9 miles |
| Morehall Primary School and Nursery | 75% | 4.3% | 28.6% | 249 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.39%
- English as an additional language
- 10.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.51%
- Persistent absence
- 12.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cheriton Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
All Soul's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
Harcourt Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
Seabrook Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Hythe
-
Morehall Primary School and Nursery1.1 miles
Primary · Folkestone
Other schools in Folkestone
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School ranks 5th of the 19 ranked primary schools in Folkestone.
- All Soul's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Capel-le-Ferne Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Cheriton Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone Primary
- Folkestone Primary Primary
- Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Harcourt Primary School Primary
- Hawkinge Primary School Primary
- Lyminge Church of England Primary School Primary
- Martello Primary Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School teach?
- Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Folkestone.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School is Mrs Elizabeth Carter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School?
- Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School full?
- Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 196 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Canterbury.
- Does Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School is part of the The Federation of St Martin's and Seabrook CEP Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School ranked 124th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.