Compass Community School Coastal Park
Compass Community School Coastal Park is an independent special school in Folkestone for boys and girls aged 5 to 17. It has 39 pupils and room for 60.
18 Wiltie Gardens, Folkestone, CT19 5AX01303 767801compass-schools.orgMrs Jeannine Olivier head teacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
8 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 4.4 | 6.0 | – | – | 47.8 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | – | – | 48% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | – | – | 67% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.40 | 0.60 | – | – | 4.28 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 0% | – | – | 48% | 41% |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Kent council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 39 | 38 | 32 | 25 | 30 | 30 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 4% | 10% | 3% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 96% | 90% | 97% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone | Academy | 240 m | 411 | Good 2022 | 65 | Compare |
| Stella Maris Catholic Primary School | Academy | 360 m | 204 | Good 2023 | 41 | Compare |
| Mundella Primary School | Academy | 630 m | 184 | Good 2024 | 10 | Compare |
| Folkestone Beacon Plus | Special post 16 institution | 680 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Beacon Folkestone | Foundation special school | 680 m | 469 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd) | Independent | 700 m | 101 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| School of English Studies | Miscellaneous | 850 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School | Academy | 850 m | 215 | Not inspected | 57 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Compass Community School Coastal Park a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Compass Community School Coastal Park yet.
How good are Compass Community School Coastal Park's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 4.4, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Compass Community School Coastal Park have?
39 pupils aged 5 to 17 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 60 places, so it is 65% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 18 Wiltie Gardens, Folkestone, CT19 5AX
- Telephone
- 01303 767801
- Website
- www.compass-schools.org
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Jeannine Olivier
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- East Folkestone
- Constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 22 February 2008 (new provision)
- URN
- 135510 · LAESTAB 8866126 · UKPRN 10023020
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.