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School admissions in Folkestone

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

19 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Morehall Primary School and NurseryFolkestone1.40300.59 miles 2026
Cheriton Primary SchoolFolkestone1.05600.884 miles 2026
Sandgate Primary SchoolFolkestone1.05600.646 miles 2026
Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyFolkestone1.0034not published
Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolFolkestone1.00151.94 miles 2026
Mundella Primary SchoolFolkestone1.0019not published
Hawkinge Primary SchoolFolkestone0.98600.743 miles 2025
Castle Hill Community Primary SchoolFolkestone0.9647not published
Folkestone PrimaryFolkestone0.9646not published
Martello PrimaryFolkestone0.9519not published
Harcourt Primary SchoolFolkestone0.94161.711 miles 2025
Christ Church Cep Academy, FolkestoneFolkestone0.9346not published
Lyminge Church of England Primary SchoolFolkestone0.9225not published
Stella Maris Catholic Primary SchoolFolkestone0.92250.292 miles 2025
All Soul's Church of England Primary SchoolFolkestone0.9021not published
The Churchill SchoolFolkestone0.9042not published
St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary SchoolFolkestone0.88250.504 miles 2025
Capel-le-Ferne Primary SchoolFolkestone0.8318not published
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary SchoolFolkestone0.77220.592 miles 2023

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

4 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlaces
The Folkestone School for GirlsFolkestone1.29180
The Harvey Grammar SchoolFolkestone1.29147
Turner Free SchoolFolkestone1.04168
Folkestone AcademyFolkestone0.68144

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.