Castle Hill Community Primary School
01303 251583
RESPECT HONESTY TOLERANCE PERSEVERANCE TEAMWORK
RESPECT
We teach children to respect others to help them act in a way that shows they care about other's feelings and well-being 
HONESTY
We teach children honesty, to tell the truth and to not do things that they know are wrong
TOLERANCE
We teach children tolerance, to accept those whose race, religion, opinions, or habits are different to their own
PERSEVERANCE
We teach children perseverance, to use their ability and self control to encourage them to work through challenges
TEAMWORK
We teach children teamwork, to work together using each other's skills and strengths to achieve a common aim

Welcome to Castle Hill Community Primary School

Providing your child with the best possible educational journey.

Parents

All the important information you will need to know about our school.

Nursery

FOLKESTONE CLASS Nursery

Starting School

At Castle Hill we aim to provide your child with the best possible educational journey.

“Pupils achieve exceptionally well at Castle Hill. Since the previous inspection, pupils’ attainment and progress have strengthened significantly. Pupils are exceptionally friendly and courteous. They work hard, talk enthusiastically about their learning and listen carefully to each other’s ideas.” OfSTED 2018

News and Events

We were lucky to have a visit from Captain Wonderweb & the Esteem Machine on Tuesday 12 March. Theatre company Shooting Stars have been commissioned by the NHS to provide a Mental Health show to schools across Kent and Medway. The show aims to empower children to develop strong minds and nurture positive self-esteem. The
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Some children in Year 5 and 6 have been incredibly fortunate to launch Castle Hill Radio. Volunteers from Academy FM have been visiting the school to run Radio Club, which children are enjoying. Pupils are learning to use the equipment to produce radio shows, podcasts and more! We would like to thank Academy FM for
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Castle Hill celebrated World Book Day 2024 with a range of exciting events! Firstly, we would like to say a huge thank you to Adam Taylor from “The Classroom Books and Tuition” in Whitstable for delivering  all of our children a free World Book Day book, over 400 books were given out for free to
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Circus into schools visited Year 3 on Tuesday to teach us some circus tricks! We have been learning about the book ‘Leon and the Place Between’. In the story, Leon goes to the circus and writes a recount of his day. We had such a fantastic time that we are going to do the same!

Below are the children’s reading totals for February. Spending time reading is the most important thing any child can do to improve their learning. We challenge all our pupils at Castle Hill to read for an average of 15 minutes every day, so please listen to your children read as much as possible and encourage
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Year One had an amazing experience on Tuesday 20th as they were lucky enough to spend a day working with Ian from KIC Theatre learning all about their class text this term, Scarlette Beane. The children loved developing their acting and imaginative skills and worked brilliantly in teams and groups when acting. It was a
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Year One had an amazing fun-filled day on Friday 9th February to conclude their History learning about Pirates. Everyone in the year group had fun dressing up, even Mr Spurgeon and Miss Farmer, and the children loved doing some pirate baking, using our art skills to make treasure maps and pirates hats and creating some pirate
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We would like to thank Wood Avenue Library and Folkestone Community Fridge for hosting a squash and cake morning on Thursday 7th Feb 2024. This was in conjunction with our school Castle Hill and the SALUS group. Some Year 4 & 5 children made cakes, cookies, bookmarks and calendars which were given to members of the
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At Castle Hill we aim to provide your child with the best possible educational journey; we believe very passionately that learning should be creative and enjoyable whilst enabling every child to reach their full potential. It is proven that the children in our school make good progress and this is something that we are delighted with. We have an excellent staff team that caters to the individual needs of our children and ensuring that they receive the appropriate guidance and support.

The school has been completely rebuilt, refurbished and redecorated over the last three years. As a result we have fantastic new buildings and resources that you would struggle to find anywhere else. The children learn in a spacious and comfortable environment and have access to a huge range of equipment and technology.

Your child’s education is very much a partnership, we value the input that parents can give. We place a strong emphasis on communication between home and school and we urge parents to be involved as much as possible.

Visits to the school during the day are actively encouraged. We are very proud of our school and would love you to come and see what is going on, particularly when the children are here. If you would like to have a look round, please contact us. Pete Talbot, Head Teacher