# Morehall Primary School and Nursery

Morehall 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.

Primary school. Code E145012. [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 249
- Council: Folkestone and Hythe
- URN: 145012

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Improved 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
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, 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

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

- [Turner Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/turner-free-school-e145923): 280 m. Secondary. Good (overall), December 2022. Attainment 8 of 39.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Birchwood](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birchwood-e135462): 300 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
- [The Harvey Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-harvey-grammar-school-e138480): 500 m. Secondary. School remains Outstanding, December 2022. Attainment 8 of 65.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [All Soul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-souls-church-of-england-primary-school-e146950): 640 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): 920 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sandgate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandgate-primary-school-e118505): 950 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 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/145012)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/145012)

## How to cite

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