Community school · Kent

Capel-le-Ferne Primary School

4–11Ages
170Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118515URN

Capel Street, Capel-le-Ferne, Folkestone, CT18 7HB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.4 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

37 applications for 18 places · 272nd of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%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 9 June 2026Published 7 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

9 June 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
29 March 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Kent median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

37 applications · 18 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.8; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.4; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.1; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.3; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.0; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.9; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.9; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.0; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.5; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.0; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.0; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 1 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	18	37	2.1	15	0.83
Sep 2025	23	41	1.8	19	0.83
Sep 2024	22	47	2.1	22	1.00
Sep 2023	25	36	1.4	25	1.00
Sep 2022	17	36	2.1	17	1.00
Sep 2021	26	34	1.3	24	0.92
Sep 2020	30	59	2.0	35	1.17
Sep 2019	30	56	1.9	35	1.17
Sep 2018	30	58	1.9	34	1.13
Sep 2017	29	59	2.0	27	0.93
Sep 2016	30	74	2.5	31	1.03
Sep 2015	30	61	2.0	25	0.83
Sep 2014	30	59	2.0	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 63% · Maths 67% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%342nd of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	50%	0%	105	103
2023/24	45%	5%	102	101
2022/23	46%	8%	105	100

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

Capel-le-Ferne Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Martello Primary
2.3 km · Kent

Good2022

2.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
2.7 km · Kent

2025

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Castle Hill Community Primary School
2.7 km · Kent

Good2024

1.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Mundella Primary School
3.1 km · Kent

Good2024

2.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School
3.4 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

3.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Hawkinge Primary School
3.5 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Folkestone Primary
3.6 km · Kent

Good2023

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
3.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 61%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: 118515 · 886/2559
Capacity: 210 pupils · 170 on roll
Free school meals: 17.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Capel Street, Capel-le-Ferne, Folkestone, CT18 7HB
Local authority: Kent · Dover

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources