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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 1 November 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone

Academy converter primary school in Folkestone (Kent).

KS2 RWM expected
76%
▲ 14pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
84%
▲ 9pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
83%
▲ 9pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
81%
▲ 9pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.8%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.4
▼ 1.3 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
46.7%
▲ 22pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
98%
411 / 420 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).

Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone is a Church of England primary school located in Folkestone, Kent. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 414 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the CHRIST CHURCH Church of England PRIMARY ACADEMY, FOLKESTONE. The school is led by Mr Robin Flack.

Enrichment

22 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Athletics
  • Basketball
  • Boxing
  • Choir
  • Coding
  • Computing
  • Cooking
  • Dance
  • Debating
  • Dodgeball
  • Football
  • Gymnastics
  • Hockey
  • Mindfulness
  • Music
  • Rounders

and 6 more

Awards

3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Eco SchoolsEnvironment
  • Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
  • Music MarkMusic

Key facts

URN
139309
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Ages
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Kent
Constituency
Folkestone and Hythe
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2013

Governing body (15 current, 5 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

17 governors are linked to a profile (16 confirmed, 1 (likely)).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Helen Sharp Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2029
Mr Luke Barwell Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2029
Mr Ben BellTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2029
Mrs Susan Dinsdale Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Navied Mahdavian Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2029
The Reverend William Francis Mills Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Rev Kathleen McNeice Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Louise Healy Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2025 · until 2028
Mrs Sue Dinsdale (likely)MemberTrust membersEx-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)since 2024
Miss Belinda Walker Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Laura Katherine Hayward Confirmed same personChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2022
Mr Robin Flack Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2020
Mr Robin William Flack Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2020
Diocese of Canterbury Academies Company Ltd Quentin RoperMemberTrust membersOriginal (signatory) memberssince 2013
Mr Christopher Jordan Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersOriginal (signatory) memberssince 2013
Mr Christopher Charles Martin Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2025
Mrs Sue Dinsdale (likely) FormerChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2026
Mr Nicholas Boardman Confirmed same person FormerMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026
Dr Edward Aidan Kingsley Cohen Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mr Nicholas Burr Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2022 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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