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Cheriton Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Foundation school

Church Road, Folkestone CT20 3EP · cheritonprimary.org.uk · 01303 276112

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
68%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
391
93% of 420 places
Local authority
Kent
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
30.4%
First language not English
30.2%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 63 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 55 (Places 56)55September 2023: 43 (Places 47)43September 2024: 63 (Places 60)63September 2025: 50 (Places 59)50September 2026: 63 (Places 60)63Places 60
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202660631.1▲92%
September 2025Sept 202559500.8100%
September 2024Sept 202460631.1▲92%
September 2023Sept 202347430.9100%
September 2022Sept 202256551100%

Results

In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 43% (England 53%)43%2016/17: 53% (England 61%)53%2017/18: 75% (England 64%)75%2018/19: 60% (England 65%)60%2022/23: 68% (England 60%)68%2023/24: 60% (England 61%)60%2024/25: 68% (England 62%)68%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲68%62%
▲12%8%
Average scaled score
●108106
●107105
▲108105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Cheriton Primary School on 4 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
4 Mar 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • May 2008Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement

What parents said

94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (90 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
94%
Replies
90
22% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲98% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲99% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲95% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼78% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲92% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼75% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●84% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲90% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲79% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 62% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼38% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 26% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●69% agreeEngland 67%

based on 29 parents (32%) with SEND

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