Harcourt Primary School
Biggins Wood Road, Folkestone, CT19 4NE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Anthony Silk
- Constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 179
- URN
- 118871
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01303275294
About this school
Harcourt Primary School is a foundation primary school in Folkestone. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 179 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Harcourt Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected 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 | 28 | 25 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 52% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 8% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 76% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 68% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 76% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.60 | - | - |
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 Harcourt 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 | 75% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 178 |
| 2023/24 | 173 |
| 2024/25 | 180 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harcourt Primary School compares
Harcourt Primary School ranked 323rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 4.9% | 31.7% | 179 | — |
| All Soul's Church of England Primary School | 61% | 6.8% | 38.2% | 256 | 0.4 miles |
| Morehall Primary School and Nursery | 75% | 4.3% | 28.6% | 249 | 0.6 miles |
| Cheriton Primary School | 68% | 5.1% | 28.2% | 391 | 0.6 miles |
| Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School | 73% | 5.5% | 19.4% | 196 | 0.9 miles |
| Sandgate Primary School | 75% | 3.3% | 12.9% | 419 | 1.1 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.67%
- English as an additional language
- 15%
- Overall absence
- 4.91%
- Persistent absence
- 14.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Soul's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
Morehall Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
Cheriton Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Folkestone
-
Sandgate Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Folkestone
Other schools in Folkestone
Harcourt Primary School ranks 17th 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
- Hawkinge Primary School Primary
- Lyminge Church of England Primary School Primary
- Martello Primary Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Harcourt Primary School teach?
- Harcourt Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Folkestone.
- Who is the headteacher of Harcourt Primary School?
- The headteacher of Harcourt Primary School is Mr Anthony Silk, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Harcourt Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harcourt 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 many pupils are at Harcourt Primary School?
- Harcourt Primary School has 179 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Harcourt Primary School full?
- Harcourt Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 179 on roll (85%), so it has space against 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 Harcourt Primary School a faith school?
- No. Harcourt Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Harcourt Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Harcourt Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Harcourt Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harcourt Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Harcourt Primary School ranked 323rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harcourt Primary School's absence rate?
- Harcourt Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harcourt Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harcourt 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.