Morehall Primary School and Nursery
Morehall Primary School and Nursery, Chart Road, Folkestone, CT19 4PN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- TURNER SCHOOLS
- Head of School
- Mrs Lianne Morsley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Turner Schools
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment
- Constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 249
- URN
- 145012
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01303275128
About this school
Morehall Primary School and Nursery is a primary academy in Folkestone. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 249 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
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 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 83% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 13% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 93% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 100% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 83% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.10 | - | - |
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 Morehall Primary School and Nursery 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 | 87% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 228 |
| 2023/24 | 237 |
| 2024/25 | 242 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Morehall Primary School and Nursery compares
Morehall Primary School and Nursery ranked 97th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4.3% | 28.6% | 249 | — |
| All Soul's Church of England Primary School | 61% | 6.8% | 38.2% | 256 | 0.4 miles |
| Harcourt Primary School | 54% | 4.9% | 31.7% | 179 | 0.6 miles |
| Sandgate Primary School | 75% | 3.3% | 12.9% | 419 | 0.6 miles |
| Folkestone Primary | 64% | 4.4% | 30.6% | 460 | 0.8 miles |
| Cheriton Primary School | 68% | 5.1% | 28.2% | 391 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report5 February 2025
- 1 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.64%
- English as an additional language
- 13.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.31%
- Persistent absence
- 8.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Soul's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
Harcourt Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
Sandgate Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
Folkestone Primary0.8 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
Cheriton Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Folkestone
Other schools in Folkestone
Morehall Primary School and Nursery ranks 4th 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 Morehall Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Morehall Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Folkestone.
- Who is the head of school of Morehall Primary School and Nursery?
- The head of school of Morehall Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Lianne Morsley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Morehall Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Morehall Primary School and Nursery, 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 Morehall Primary School and Nursery?
- Morehall Primary School and Nursery has 249 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Morehall Primary School and Nursery full?
- Morehall Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 210 pupils and 249 on roll (119%), so it is at or above 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 Morehall Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Morehall Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Morehall Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Morehall Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Morehall Primary School and Nursery?
- Morehall Primary School and Nursery 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 Morehall Primary School and Nursery have?
- The schools register lists Morehall Primary School and Nursery's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Morehall Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Morehall Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Morehall Primary School and Nursery ranked 97th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Morehall Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Morehall Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Morehall Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Morehall Primary School and Nursery'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 10 July 2026.