The Churchill School
Haven Drive, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7RH
This school is closed (it closed in November 2023).
It was replaced by The Churchill School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Zoe Stone
- Constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 366
- URN
- 133367
- Local authority
- Kent
About this school
The Churchill School was a foundation primary school in Folkestone. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 366 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The Churchill School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2001, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - |
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 The Churchill 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 | 64% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How The Churchill School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 60% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.6% | 24.9% | 366 | — |
| The Churchill School | 66% | 6.1% | 27.9% | 317 | 0.0 miles |
| Hawkinge Primary School | 76% | 4.5% | 19% | 389 | 0.3 miles |
| Folkestone Primary | 64% | 4.4% | 30.6% | 460 | 1.4 miles |
| Harcourt Primary School | 54% | 4.9% | 31.7% | 179 | 1.5 miles |
| Morehall Primary School and Nursery | 75% | 4.3% | 28.6% | 249 | 1.7 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.9%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.6%
- Persistent absence
- 16.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Churchill School0.0 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
Hawkinge Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
Folkestone Primary1.4 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
Harcourt Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
Morehall Primary School and Nursery1.7 miles
Primary · Folkestone
Other 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 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
Common questions
- What year groups does The Churchill School teach?
- The Churchill School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Folkestone.
- Has The Churchill School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Churchill School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is The Churchill School?
- The Churchill School had 366 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have The Churchill School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The Churchill School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Churchill 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 November 2023.