Sandgate Primary School
Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, CT20 3QU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Lianne Jones
- Constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 419
- URN
- 118505
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01303257280
About this school
Sandgate Primary School is a community primary school in Folkestone. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 419 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 85% | 95% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 17% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 97% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 98% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 95% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sandgate Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 85% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 95% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 420 |
| 2024/25 | 419 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sandgate Primary School compares
Sandgate Primary School ranked 94th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 3.3% | 12.9% | 419 | — |
| Morehall Primary School and Nursery | 75% | 4.3% | 28.6% | 249 | 0.6 miles |
| All Soul's Church of England Primary School | 61% | 6.8% | 38.2% | 256 | 0.7 miles |
| Cheriton Primary School | 68% | 5.1% | 28.2% | 391 | 1.0 miles |
| Stella Maris Catholic Primary School | 61% | 4.9% | 16.8% | 204 | 1.0 miles |
| Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone | 76% | 6.2% | 50.2% | 411 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report24 February 2026
- 15 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.89%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.32%
- Persistent absence
- 4.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Morehall Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
All Soul's Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
Cheriton Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone1.0 miles
Primary · Folkestone
Other schools in Folkestone
Sandgate Primary School ranks 3rd of the 19 ranked primary schools in Folkestone.
- All Soul's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Capel-le-Ferne Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Cheriton Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone Primary
- Folkestone Primary Primary
- Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Harcourt Primary School Primary
- Hawkinge Primary School Primary
- Lyminge Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sandgate Primary School teach?
- Sandgate Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Folkestone.
- Who is the head teacher of Sandgate Primary School?
- The head teacher of Sandgate Primary School is Mrs Lianne Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sandgate Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sandgate Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Sandgate Primary School?
- Sandgate Primary School has 419 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sandgate Primary School full?
- Sandgate Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 419 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sandgate Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sandgate Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sandgate Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sandgate Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Sandgate Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 85% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sandgate Primary School rank locally?
- Sandgate Primary School ranked 94th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sandgate Primary School's absence rate?
- Sandgate Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sandgate Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sandgate Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.