Castle Hill Community Primary School
Community primary school in Folkestone (Kent).
KS2 RWM expected
54%
▼ 8pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
65%
▼ 10pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
57%
▼ 17pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
70%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
90.5%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.8
▼ 1.9 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
53.2%
▲ 28pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
97%
395 / 406 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Castle Hill Community Primary School is a primary school located in Folkestone, Kent. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 414 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 406. The school is led by Mr Peter Talbot.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Accelerated Reader
- Beach School
Key facts
- URN
- 133177
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2007
Governing body (4 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Garry Hunter | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Nicola Ghliss | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Miss Rebecca Field | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sue Reed | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Mr Craig Ward Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Debra Berbiers Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record