Primary schools in Folkestone
19 primary schools in Folkestone, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Folkestone in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 19 schools in Folkestone first 617 times for 630 places: 0.98 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Kent authority's 429 schools. 3 of the 19 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.59 miles (Morehall Primary School and Nursery) to 1.94 miles (Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- All Soul's Church of England Primary School
- Castle Hill Community Primary School
- Cheriton Primary School
- Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone
- Folkestone Primary
- Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School
- Lyminge Church of England Primary School
- Martello Primary
- Morehall Primary School and Nursery
- Mundella Primary School
- Sandgate Primary School
- Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
- The Churchill School
- Hawkinge Primary School
- St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School
- Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School
- Harcourt Primary School
- Capel-le-Ferne Primary School
- Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
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