Castle Hill Community Primary School, Folkestone

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils at Castle Hill Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 57% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 59% in reading and 57% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Castle Hill Community Primary School as their first choice and 79 named it as one of their preferences, for 47 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Castle Hill Community Primary School are Mundella Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths); Martello Primary (0.5 miles, Good, 70% reading, 78% maths); Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 69% reading, 72% maths); and Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 90% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Castle Hill Community Primary School.

68 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Castle Hill Community Primary School (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (93%).

53.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 56 pupils (14.2%) received SEN support and 33 (8.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Castle Hill Community Primary School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 15 places, 16 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Folkestone Central Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sidney Street (adjacent), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Castle Hill Community Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 453 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kent (101), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Castle Hill Community Primary School issued 12 suspensions, 2.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Castle Hill Community Primary School are Folkestone Academy (0.8 miles), The Harvey Grammar School (1.3 miles), Turner Free School (1.6 miles) and The Folkestone School for Girls (1.7 miles).