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Folkestone Primary
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Sponsored academy
Academy Lane, Folkestone CT19 5FP · turnerfolkestoneprimary.com · 01303 842400
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 460
- 10 over 450 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 25.4%
- First language not English
- 11.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Turner Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 44 families put the school first and 46 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 46 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 53 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 47 | 42 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 48 | 45 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●103 | 105 | |
Ofsted
Folkestone Primary was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 27 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (73 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 73
- 17% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (26%) with SEND