Martello Primary

Martello Primary School is performing well, achieving a 'Good' rating across various domains of education. The school has created a nurturing and supportive environment where pupils feel safe and are happy to learn. Staff build strong relationships with students, fostering a culture of respect and tolerance. The implementation of a structured curriculum, particularly in subjects like mathematics and early reading, has been a focal point, contributing to the overall positive learning experience. However, there is a recognized need to refine certain subjects, such as science and art, to enhance depth in teaching and understanding.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and confident learners.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Well-structured mathematics and phonics curricula.
• Engaging lessons that motivate pupils to work hard.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum refinement needed in science and art.
• Assessment systems not well developed in some subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Martello Primary attended 92.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.7% of pupils at Martello Primary were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Martello Primary had 15.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 28.1% of pupils at Martello Primary were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 13.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 16 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2023–24 Martello Primary received £10,692 and spent £10,141 for each of its 154 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £672,000 (£4,363 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Turner Schools, income was £7,678 and spending £7,576 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Folkestone · Kent local authority: places and applications

Martello Primary is part of Turner Schools, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Folkestone Academy Folkestone
• Folkestone Primary Folkestone
• Morehall Primary School and Nursery Folkestone
• Turner Free School Folkestone
• Dover Christ Church Academy Dover
• Chartham Primary School Canterbury
• St Stephen's Infant School Canterbury

What is Martello Primary's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Martello Primary is Good, from an inspection in May 2022.

When was Martello Primary last inspected by Ofsted?

Martello Primary was last inspected in May 2022.

How many pupils does Martello Primary have?

Martello Primary has 146 pupils on roll.

What age range does Martello Primary cover?

Martello Primary for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Martello Primary's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Martello Primary?

Martello Primary is at Warren Way, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6DT.