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Schools in Folkestone

Folkestone is in Kent. 28 open schools and colleges have a Folkestone address: 19 primary, 4 secondary, 3 special and 2 others. 50% are academies or free schools.

Schools

19 primary · 4 secondary

Pupils

9,968

on roll in 26 schools

Ofsted Good or better

100%

17 of 17 with a one-word grade on record

Governors

239

on record across 24 schools

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Phase

All Primary 19 Secondary 4 Special 3 Other 2

Ofsted

All Outstanding 4 Good 13 No overall grade or ungraded 8 None on record 3

Type

All Academy or free school 14 Council-maintained 11 Independent 2 Other 1

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Schools in Folkestone 28

Schools in Folkestone
School	Phase	Ofsted	Pupils	Governors
All Soul's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converterGoodSep 2023Primary · 256 pupils · 5 governors	Primary	GoodSep 2023	256	5
BirchwoodPupil referral unitNo overall gradeJul 2025Good in all four key judgements; safeguarding effectiveOther	Other	No overall gradeJul 2025Good in all four key judgements; safeguarding effective	-	-
Capel-le-Ferne Primary SchoolCommunity schoolReport cardJun 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2; safeguarding standards metPrimary · 170 pupils · 10 governors	Primary	Report cardJun 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2; safeguarding standards met	170	10
Castle Hill Community Primary SchoolCommunity schoolGoodMar 2024Primary · 395 pupils · 5 governors	Primary	GoodMar 2024	395	5
Cheriton Primary SchoolFoundation schoolNo overall gradeMar 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effectivePrimary · 391 pupils · 9 governors	Primary	No overall gradeMar 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective	391	9
Christ Church Cep Academy, FolkestoneAcademy converterGoodNov 2022Primary · 411 pupils · 12 governors	Primary	GoodNov 2022	411	12
Compass Community School Coastal ParkOther independent special schoolNone on recordSpecial · 39 pupils	Special	None on record	39	-
Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd)Other independent schoolNone on recordOther · 101 pupils	Other	None on record	101	-
Folkestone AcademyAcademy sponsor ledReport cardMay 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5, Needs attention in 1; safeguarding standards metSecondary · 936 pupils · 10 governors	Secondary	Report cardMay 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5, Needs attention in 1; safeguarding standards met	936	10
Folkestone Beacon PlusSpecial post 16 institutionNone on recordSpecial	Special	None on record	-	-
Folkestone PrimaryAcademy sponsor ledGoodJun 2023Primary · 460 pupils · 7 governors	Primary	GoodJun 2023	460	7
Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converterReport cardNov 2025Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3; safeguarding standards metPrimary · 406 pupils · 17 governors	Primary	Report cardNov 2025Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3; safeguarding standards met	406	17
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled schoolNo overall gradeFeb 2025Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effectivePrimary · 196 pupils · 10 governors	Primary	No overall gradeFeb 2025Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective	196	10
Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled schoolGoodNov 2015Primary · 98 pupils · 7 governors	Primary	GoodNov 2015	98	7
Harcourt Primary SchoolFoundation schoolReport cardFeb 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6; safeguarding standards metPrimary · 179 pupils · 10 governors	Primary	Report cardFeb 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6; safeguarding standards met	179	10
Hawkinge Primary SchoolFoundation schoolOutstandingJun 2019Primary · 389 pupils · 9 governors	Primary	OutstandingJun 2019	389	9
Lyminge Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled schoolGoodJul 2018Primary · 191 pupils · 12 governors	Primary	GoodJul 2018	191	12
Martello PrimaryAcademy sponsor ledGoodMar 2022Primary · 146 pupils · 12 governors	Primary	GoodMar 2022	146	12
Morehall Primary School and NurseryAcademy sponsor ledGoodOct 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade givenPrimary · 249 pupils · 12 governors	Primary	GoodOct 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given	249	12
Mundella Primary SchoolAcademy converterGoodMay 2024Primary · 184 pupils · 8 governors	Primary	GoodMay 2024	184	8
Sandgate Primary SchoolCommunity schoolReport cardFeb 2026Strong standard in all seven areas; safeguarding standards metPrimary · 419 pupils · 8 governors	Primary	Report cardFeb 2026Strong standard in all seven areas; safeguarding standards met	419	8
St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converterOutstandingMar 2019Primary · 215 pupils · 17 governors	Primary	OutstandingMar 2019	215	17
Stella Maris Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converterGoodDec 2013Primary · 204 pupils · 6 governors	Primary	GoodDec 2013	204	6
The Beacon FolkestoneFoundation special schoolOutstandingFeb 2019Special · 469 pupils · 9 governors	Special	OutstandingFeb 2019	469	9
The Churchill SchoolAcademy converterGoodMay 2015Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.Primary · 317 pupils · 12 governors	Primary	GoodMay 2015Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.	317	12
The Folkestone School for GirlsAcademy converterGoodApr 2024Secondary · 1,145 pupils · 8 governors	Secondary	GoodApr 2024	1,145	8
The Harvey Grammar SchoolAcademy converterOutstandingMar 2016Secondary · 1,005 pupils · 13 governors	Secondary	OutstandingMar 2016	1,005	13
Turner Free SchoolFree schoolsGoodDec 2022Secondary · 997 pupils · 11 governors	Secondary	GoodDec 2022	997	11

At a glance

Phase

Primary19

Secondary4

Special3

Other2

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding4

Good13

No overall grade or ungraded8

None on record3

Type

Academy or free school14

Council-maintained11

Independent2

Other1

Trusts running schools here

Turner Schools 5 schools
Christ Church Church of England Primary Academy, Folkestone 1 school
Ekc Schools Trust Limited 1 school
Folkestone St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy 1 school
Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership 1 school
Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT) 1 school
St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School 1 school
The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust 1 school

Local authority

Kent 28

Nearby towns

Sources

Schools, phases, types and pupil numbers: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education. Open schools in England only.
Ofsted: Ofsted management information (management information as at 30 Sep 2026), via WhatSchool. A one-word grade is shown only with the date of the inspection that gave it. Since September 2024 new inspections give no overall grade: the key judgements, or the report card areas, are shown instead, with the inspection date.
Governors: DfE governance records (Get Information about Schools), as at 18 October 2026. Independent schools do not publish governors there.
Towns are the postal town in each school's address. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.