Morehall Primary School and Nursery
Primary schoolMorehall Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Folkestone and Hythe, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 249 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Improved significantly, February 2025
Before that: Good (overall), October 2019
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 1 October 2019
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Improved significantly, 5 February 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 75% of pupils at Morehall Primary School and Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
10% 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 | 75% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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
In a straight line- Turner Free SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), December 2022. Attainment 8 of 39.4 (2025/26, provisional)280 m
- BirchwoodPupil referral and alternative provision. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade300 m
- The Harvey Grammar SchoolSecondary. School remains Outstanding, December 2022. Attainment 8 of 65.2 (2025/26, provisional)500 m
- All Soul's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)640 m
- Harcourt Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)920 m
- Sandgate Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)950 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Folkestone and Hythe
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).