# Saltwood CofE Primary School

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

It had 202 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E118744. [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 202
- Council: Folkestone and Hythe
- URN: 118744

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 7 July 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
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, 63% of pupils at Saltwood CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
17% 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 | 63% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 17% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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.

- [St Augustine's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-primary-school-e149261): 600 m. Primary. Standards maintained, June 2025. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Brockhill Park Performing Arts College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brockhill-park-performing-arts-college-e137458): 970 m. Secondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 36.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Hythe Bay CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hythe-bay-cofe-primary-school-e131020): 1.4 km. Primary. School remains Good, January 2023. 49% 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/118744)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/118744)

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