# Cheriton Primary School

Cheriton Primary School is a primary school in Folkestone and Hythe, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 391 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E118480. [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Foundation school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 391
- Council: Folkestone and Hythe
- URN: 118480

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 4 March 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 68% of pupils at Cheriton Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
12% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Kent | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/folkestone-st-martins-church-of-england-primary-school-e118675): 490 m. Primary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [All Soul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-souls-church-of-england-primary-school-e146950): 730 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Harcourt Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harcourt-primary-school-e118871): 980 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Birchwood](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birchwood-e135462): 1.2 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
- [Turner Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/turner-free-school-e145923): 1.3 km. Secondary. Good (overall), December 2022. Attainment 8 of 39.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Morehall Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morehall-primary-school-and-nursery-e145012): 1.4 km. Primary. Improved significantly, February 2025. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/118480)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/118480)

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