Folkestone Primary
Primary schoolFolkestone Primary is a primary school in Folkestone and Hythe, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 460 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 27 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 64% of pupils at Folkestone Primary met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Folkestone AcademySecondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 38.0 (2025/26, provisional)10 m
- The Beacon FolkestoneSpecial. School remains Outstanding, June 2024450 m
- Stella Maris Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)650 m
- Mundella Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)950 m
- Compass Community School Coastal ParkSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1 km
- The Harvey Grammar SchoolSecondary. School remains Outstanding, December 2022. Attainment 8 of 65.2 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Folkestone and Hythe
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).