Harcourt Primary School
Primary schoolHarcourt Primary School is a primary school in Folkestone and Hythe, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 179 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 24 February 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
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, 54% of pupils at Harcourt Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 54% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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- BirchwoodPupil referral and alternative provision. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade630 m
- All Soul's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)630 m
- Turner Free SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), December 2022. Attainment 8 of 39.4 (2025/26, provisional)660 m
- Morehall Primary School and NurseryPrimary. Improved significantly, February 2025. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)920 m
- Cheriton Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)980 m
- The Harvey Grammar SchoolSecondary. School remains Outstanding, December 2022. Attainment 8 of 65.2 (2025/26, provisional)1.4 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).