Community school · Kent

Sandgate Primary School

4–11Ages
419Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118505URN

Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, CT20 3QU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

144 applications for 60 places · 188th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 24 February 2026Published 26 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
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	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

24 February 2026
Report card · 7 Strong standard
15 September 2021
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Kent median (2.4) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

144 applications · 60 places offered · 63 named it first

2026 2.4; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.5; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.7; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.8; Kent median median 2.3
2022 3.0; Kent median median 2.1
2021 3.2; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.8; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.7; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.9; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.9; Kent median median 2.2
2016 3.7; Kent median median 2.5
2015 4.0; Kent median median 2.4
2014 3.7; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	144	2.4	63	1.05
Sep 2025	60	148	2.5	56	0.93
Sep 2024	60	160	2.7	62	1.03
Sep 2023	60	168	2.8	63	1.05
Sep 2022	59	174	3.0	76	1.29
Sep 2021	60	191	3.2	90	1.50
Sep 2020	60	169	2.8	83	1.38
Sep 2019	60	164	2.7	73	1.22
Sep 2018	60	175	2.9	79	1.32
Sep 2017	60	171	2.9	81	1.35
Sep 2016	60	221	3.7	96	1.60
Sep 2015	60	239	4.0	127	2.12
Sep 2014	60	224	3.7	86	1.43

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 92% · Maths 90% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%89th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	75%	13%	107	108
2023/24	95%	17%	110	109
2022/23	85%	17%	109	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Sandgate Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Morehall Primary School and Nursery
0.9 km · Kent

Improved significantly2025

3.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
All Soul's Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Kent

Good2023

2.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Cheriton Primary School
1.6 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone
1.7 km · Kent

Good2022

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Harcourt Primary School
1.7 km · Kent

2026

2.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Folkestone Primary
1.8 km · Kent

Good2023

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118505 · 886/2545
Capacity: 420 pupils · 419 on roll
Free school meals: 10.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, CT20 3QU
Local authority: Kent · Folkestone and Hythe

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources