# Sandgate Primary School

Sandgate Primary School is a primary school in Folkestone and Hythe, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 419 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E118505. [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 419
- Council: Folkestone and Hythe
- URN: 118505

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 24 February 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Strong 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, 75% of pupils at Sandgate Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
13% 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 | 75% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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.

- [The Folkestone School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-folkestone-school-for-girls-e137837): 340 m. Secondary. Good (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 62.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [The Harvey Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-harvey-grammar-school-e138480): 800 m. Secondary. School remains Outstanding, December 2022. Attainment 8 of 65.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/earlscliffe-sussex-summer-schools-ltd-e138405): 900 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Morehall Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morehall-primary-school-and-nursery-e145012): 950 m. Primary. Improved significantly, February 2025. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [All Soul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-souls-church-of-england-primary-school-e146950): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), September 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Birchwood](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birchwood-e135462): 1.2 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade

## 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/118505)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/118505)

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandgate-primary-school-e118505