Academy sponsor led · Kent

Folkestone Primary

2–11Ages
460Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148068URN

Academy Lane, Folkestone, CT19 5FP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

104 applications for 46 places · 221st of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

104 applications · 46 places offered · 44 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.3; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.8; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.4; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.0; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.7; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.0; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2019 1.8; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 2.3; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 2.0; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 2.6; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 3.5; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 3.5; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 of 6 years.

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Folkestone Academy (URN 145420), Folkestone Academy (URN 135195), the previous school.

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	46	104	2.3	44	0.96
Sep 2025	53	97	1.8	49	0.92
Sep 2024	47	113	2.4	42	0.89
Sep 2023	48	88	1.8	45	0.94
Sep 2022	39	79	2.0	38	0.97
Sep 2021	42	73	1.7	37	0.88
Sep 2020 *	50	98	2.0	43	0.86
Sep 2019 *	66	119	1.8	58	0.88
Sep 2018 *	60	136	2.3	58	0.97
Sep 2017 *	60	121	2.0	62	1.03
Sep 2016 *	60	153	2.6	67	1.12
Sep 2015 *	59	205	3.5	86	1.46
Sep 2014 *	60	208	3.5	92	1.53

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 78% · Maths 80% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%215th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	64%	2%	106	104
2023/24	69%	8%	106	106
2022/23	58%	6%	104	102

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

Folkestone PrimaryThis school
This school

Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Mundella Primary School
1.0 km · Kent

Good2024

2.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone
1.2 km · Kent

Good2022

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Morehall Primary School and Nursery
1.3 km · Kent

Improved significantly2025

3.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Castle Hill Community Primary School
1.3 km · Kent

Good2024

1.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Sandgate Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

2026

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

3.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
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Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148068 · 886/2143
Trust: Turner Schools
Capacity: 450 pupils · 460 on roll
Free school meals: 25.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2020
Replaced: Folkestone Academy (URN 145420); Folkestone Academy (URN 135195)
Address: Academy Lane, Folkestone, CT19 5FP
Local authority: Kent · Folkestone and Hythe

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