Foundation school · Kent

Harcourt Primary School

4–11Ages
179Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118871URN

Biggins Wood Road, Folkestone, CT19 4NE · 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

2.5per place

close to Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

40 applications for 16 places · 163rd of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%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 28 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
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	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

24 February 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
6 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Kent median (2.4) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

40 applications · 16 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 2.5; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.3; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.2; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.0; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.9; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.5; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.2; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.6; Kent median median 2.3

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	16	40	2.5	15	0.94
Sep 2025	29	57	2.0	29	1.00
Sep 2024	25	57	2.3	22	0.88
Sep 2023	30	59	2.0	31	1.03
Sep 2022	23	50	2.2	22	0.96
Sep 2021	22	40	1.8	18	0.82
Sep 2020	29	58	2.0	24	0.83
Sep 2019	30	57	1.9	37	1.23
Sep 2018	27	40	1.5	25	0.93
Sep 2017	24	43	1.8	23	0.96
Sep 2016	27	59	2.2	21	0.78
Sep 2015	30	64	2.1	25	0.83
Sep 2014	25	40	1.6	17	0.68

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 77% · Maths 65% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%316th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	54%	0%	103	102
2023/24	52%	8%	106	103
2022/23	75%	4%	107	105

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

Harcourt Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
All Soul's Church of England Primary School
0.6 km · Kent

Good2023

2.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Morehall Primary School and Nursery
0.9 km · Kent

Improved significantly2025

3.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Cheriton Primary School
1.0 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Sandgate Primary School
1.7 km · Kent

2026

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Folkestone Primary
1.9 km · Kent

Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
The Churchill School
2.5 km · Kent

Not yet inspected

2.1applications per place 66%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: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118871 · 886/5225
Capacity: 210 pupils · 179 on roll
Free school meals: 32.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Biggins Wood Road, Folkestone, CT19 4NE
Local authority: Kent · Folkestone and Hythe

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