Martello Primary
Warren Way, Folkestone, CT19 6DT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TURNER SCHOOLS
- Head of School
- Miss Natalie Barrow
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Turner Schools
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 146
- URN
- 140433
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01303847540
About this school
Martello Primary is a primary academy in Folkestone. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 146 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 26 | 28 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 39% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 50% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 46% | 57% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 50% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 100.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
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 Martello Primary 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 | 42% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 172 |
| 2023/24 | 154 |
| 2024/25 | 141 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Martello Primary compares
Martello Primary ranked 292nd of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 7.7% | 66.7% | 146 | — |
| Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy | 59% | 7.4% | 33.8% | 406 | 0.2 miles |
| Castle Hill Community Primary School | 54% | 9.5% | 60.5% | 395 | 0.5 miles |
| Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 60% | 4% | 49.5% | 98 | 0.7 miles |
| Mundella Primary School | 56% | 8.5% | 60.2% | 184 | 0.7 miles |
| St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School | 68% | 4.6% | 30.3% | 215 | 0.9 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)
- 66.67%
- English as an additional language
- 22%
- Overall absence
- 7.67%
- Persistent absence
- 24.63%
Location
Nearby schools
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Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
Castle Hill Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
Mundella Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Folkestone
Other schools in Folkestone
Martello Primary ranks 14th 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 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 Martello Primary teach?
- Martello Primary teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Folkestone.
- Who is the head of school of Martello Primary?
- The head of school of Martello Primary is Miss Natalie Barrow, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Martello Primary last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Martello Primary, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Martello Primary?
- Martello Primary has 146 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Martello Primary full?
- Martello Primary has capacity for 210 pupils and 146 on roll (70%), 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 Martello Primary a faith school?
- No. Martello Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Martello Primary have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Martello Primary as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Martello Primary?
- Martello Primary is part of TURNER SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Martello Primary have?
- The schools register lists Martello Primary's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Martello Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Martello Primary rank locally?
- Martello Primary ranked 292nd of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Martello Primary's absence rate?
- Martello Primary's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Martello Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Martello Primary'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 1 July 2026.