Schools in Folkestone

About schools in Folkestone

Folkestone lists 29 schools, most of them primary schools. Its four secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another four schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

62%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 20 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

44.4

average Attainment 8 score, across the 6 schools with published results

Primary schools19

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• All Soul's Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• Capel-le-Ferne Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Castle Hill Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Cheriton Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 4 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Folkestone Primary

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Harcourt Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 4 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Hawkinge Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 4 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Lyminge Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Martello Primary

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Morehall Primary School and Nursery

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Mundella Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• Sandgate Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Stella Maris Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• The Churchill School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  66%

  expected standard

Secondary schools4

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Folkestone Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 19

  33.7

  Attainment 8
• The Folkestone School for Girls

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

  57.9

  Attainment 8
• The Harvey Grammar School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

  61.8

  Attainment 8
• Turner Free School

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 18

  37.6

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision4

• Birchwood

  Pupil referral unit · Ages 14 to 16

• Compass Community School Coastal Park

  Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 17

• Folkestone Beacon Plus

  Special post 16 institution · Ages 18 to 25

• The Beacon Folkestone

  Foundation special school · Ages 3 to 19

Independent schools1

• Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd)

  Other independent school · Ages 14 to 19

Other establishments1

• School of English Studies

  Miscellaneous · Ages 16 to 99

Common questions about schools in Folkestone

How many schools does Folkestone have?

OfferDay lists 29 schools in Folkestone, including 19 primary schools and four secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Folkestone?

Every school in Folkestone is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Folkestone ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Folkestone where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.