Primary
Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
Warren Road, Folkestone, CT19 6QH
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 406 of 420 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
- Local authority
- Kent
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- FOLKESTONE ST MARY'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY ACADEMY
- Diocese
- Diocese of Canterbury
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 17.8
- All staff (FTE)
- 38.8
- Pupils per adult
- 10.8
- Pupils
- 417
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2025
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
October 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)September 2016
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
SATs results
59%
4 points below the Folkestone average (63% across 19 schools)
104.0
1.6 below the Folkestone average (105.6 across 19 schools)
19th of 19 by our score, among the primary schools in Folkestone we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 104 |
| Average reading score | 104 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 59% |
| Working at a higher standard | 5% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 40% |
| 23/24 | 56% |
| 24/25 | 59% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 102.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 104.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 101.0 |
| 23/24 | 104.0 |
| 24/25 | 104.0 |
Warren Road, Folkestone, CT19 6QH
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Kent admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Richard Paez
- Address
- Warren Road, Folkestone, CT19 6QH
- Telephone
- 01303251390