Castle Hill Community Primary School

Primary school in Folkestone, Kent. Good (Mar 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 6 March 2024, report published 2 May 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Good
Early years	Good
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around March 2028

The last inspection was in March 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

0.3 milesMundella Primary School
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Good (May 2024)
0.5 milesMartello Primary
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Good (Mar 2022)
0.5 milesFolkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
Primary, Folkestone, Kent
Report card, Nov 2025: 4 expected, 3 needs attention
0.6 milesFolkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Primary, Folkestone, Kent
Standards maintained (Dec 2024)
0.6 milesStella Maris Catholic Primary School
Primary, Folkestone, Kent
School remains Good (Jun 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.