Capel-le-Ferne Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Capel Street
Capel-le-Ferne
Folkestone
Kent
CT18 7HB
Phone 01303251353
Reference Number 118515

Capel-le-Ferne Primary School is performing well overall, maintaining a good standard of education. The school has a positive atmosphere, significantly influenced by the headteacher's commitment to instilling respect and high expectations among both staff and pupils. The school has effectively adapted to challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on improving its curriculum and ensuring that it meets the diverse needs of its students. With strong student engagement and good behavior in classrooms, the school provides a supportive and enriching educational environment.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 179
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 56.42%
Girls: 43.58%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 22.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 17 7 24
2 8 10 18
3 14 11 25
4 16 14 30
5 12 14 26
6 19 11 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 89.9%
White & Black (African) 1.7%
White & Asian 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
White, Other 0.6%
Indian 0.6%
Pakistani 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 29 Mar 2022
Date Report
29 Mar 2022 School inspection:
07 Feb 2017 Short inspection
02 Oct 2012 Full inspection:
12 Jul 2011 Monitoring visit
26 Jan 2010 Full inspection:
12 Jun 2007 Full inspection:
15 Oct 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong culture of respect and high expectations.
  • Good progress in pupil learning and engagement.
  • Effective teaching methods in phonics contributing to fluent reading.
  • Supportive staff-pupil relationships fostering a positive school community.
  • Well-structured curriculum supporting knowledge progression.
  • Variety of extracurricular activities enhancing personal development.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent assessment processes across subjects affecting understanding of pupil learning gaps.
  • Lack of stimulating resources in the Reception learning environment.
  • Disorganized safeguarding training records leading to potential gaps in reporting.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 50%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 103

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.5
Writing 1.6
Maths -4

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 17 4
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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