SCHOOL PROFILE

Martello Primary

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 140433
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 69.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

8 March 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Kent
Trust TURNER SCHOOLS
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 146 145 full-time · 1 part-time
Female pupils 62 42.5% of pupils
Male pupils 84 57.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

63.0%
38.2 pts above England
School 63.0%
Folkestone and Hythe 30.7%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

19.9%
0.4 pts below England
School 19.9%
Folkestone and Hythe 10.1%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

12.3%
11.3 pts above England
School 12.3%
Folkestone and Hythe 4.5%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
71.2%
104
Any other White background
14.4%
21
Any other Mixed background
4.8%
7
White and Black Caribbean
2.7%
4
African
1.4%
2
Irish
1.4%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 41.1% 60 of 146 pupils
20.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 41.1%
Folkestone and Hythe 21.0%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 28.1% 41 pupils
England 14.8% 13.3 pts above
EHC plans 13.0% 19 pupils
England 6.0% 7.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 27
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Speech, language & communication 9
Moderate learning difficulty 6
No specialist assessment yet 5
Specific learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

57.0% 3.4 pts below England
School 57.0%
Folkestone and Hythe 62.8%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

70.0%

3.8 pts below England

School 70.0%
Folkestone and Hythe 74.8%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

57.0%

13.3 pts below England

School 57.0%
Folkestone and Hythe 76.4%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

78.0%

6.0 pts above England

School 78.0%
Folkestone and Hythe 71.5%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.67%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.45 pts higher than England
School 7.67%
Folkestone and Hythe 5.95%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

24.63%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.81 pts higher than England
School 24.63%
Folkestone and Hythe 15.71%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.24%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.44 pts higher than England
School 2.24%
Folkestone and Hythe 1.20%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

69.5% 18.7 pts below England
Martello Primary
69.5%
Folkestone and Hythe
92.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information