Castle Hill Community Primary School
Sidney Street, Folkestone, CT19 6HG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Talbot
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 406
- Pupils on roll
- 395
- URN
- 133177
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01303251583
About this school
Castle Hill Community Primary School is a community primary school in Folkestone. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 395 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Castle Hill Community 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 53 | 58 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 45% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 59% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 57% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 48% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.10 | - | - |
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 Castle Hill Community 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 | 47% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 406 |
| 2023/24 | 420 |
| 2024/25 | 414 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castle Hill Community Primary School compares
Castle Hill Community Primary School ranked 321st of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 9.5% | 60.5% | 395 | — |
| Mundella Primary School | 56% | 8.5% | 60.2% | 184 | 0.3 miles |
| Martello Primary | 57% | 7.7% | 66.7% | 146 | 0.5 miles |
| Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy | 59% | 7.4% | 33.8% | 406 | 0.5 miles |
| Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 60% | 4% | 49.5% | 98 | 0.6 miles |
| Stella Maris Catholic Primary School | 61% | 4.9% | 16.8% | 204 | 0.6 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)
- 60.5%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- Overall absence
- 9.49%
- Persistent absence
- 25.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mundella Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
Martello Primary0.5 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Folkestone
Other schools in Folkestone
Castle Hill Community Primary School ranks 16th of the 19 ranked primary schools in Folkestone.
- All Soul's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Capel-le-Ferne 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 Martin's Church of England Primary School 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 Castle Hill Community Primary School teach?
- Castle Hill Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Folkestone.
- Who is the headteacher of Castle Hill Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Castle Hill Community Primary School is Mr Peter Talbot, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Castle Hill Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castle Hill Community 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 Castle Hill Community Primary School?
- Castle Hill Community Primary School has 395 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Castle Hill Community Primary School full?
- Castle Hill Community Primary School has capacity for 406 pupils and 395 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Castle Hill Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Castle Hill Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Castle Hill Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Castle Hill Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Castle Hill Community Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Castle Hill Community Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Castle Hill Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Castle Hill Community Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Castle Hill Community Primary School ranked 321st of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Castle Hill Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Castle Hill Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castle Hill Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castle Hill Community 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.