# Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school in Folkestone and Hythe, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 406 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E139310. [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 406
- Council: Folkestone and Hythe
- URN: 139310

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 18 November 2025
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 59% of pupils at Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
5% 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 | 59% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Martello Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/martello-primary-e140433): 390 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2022. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/folkestone-st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-e118676): 710 m. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Castle Hill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-hill-community-primary-school-e133177): 760 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Mundella Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mundella-primary-school-e148711): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-eanswythes-church-of-england-primary-school-e139315): 1.2 km. Primary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Folkestone Beacon Plus](https://openindex.co.uk/school/folkestone-beacon-plus-e147316): 1.4 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139310)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139310)

## How to cite

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