Best Primary Schools in Folkestone

We checked all 19 primary schools in Folkestone, Kent,, and every one is ranked.

Schools checked: 19
Ranked: 19
Without a rank: 0

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Folkestone. Schools with the same score share a rank.

Folkestone also has 5 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Kent. Kent also has rankings for Maidstone, Ashford, Canterbury, Gravesend, Sevenoaks and all of Kent.

Ranked primary schools in Folkestone

Rank 1
Hawkinge Primary School
Local authority maintained, 389 pupils, inspected June 2019
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
76%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 2
Sandgate Primary School
Local authority maintained, 419 pupils, inspected February 2026
Report card: Strong standard
Expected standard
75%
Higher standard
13%
Rank 3
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 196 pupils, inspected February 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Expected standard
73%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 4
Morehall Primary School and Nursery
Academy, 249 pupils, inspected October 2019
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
75%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 5
St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School
Academy, 215 pupils, inspected March 2019
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
68%
Higher standard
6%
Rank 6
Cheriton Primary School
Local authority maintained, 391 pupils, inspected March 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Expected standard
68%
Higher standard
12%
Rank 7
Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone
Academy, 411 pupils, inspected November 2022
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
76%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 8
Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 98 pupils, inspected November 2015
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
60%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 9
Martello Primary
Academy, 146 pupils, inspected March 2022
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
57%
Higher standard
13%
Rank 10
The Churchill School
Academy, 317 pupils, inspected May 2015
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
66%
Higher standard
4%
Rank 11
Folkestone Primary
Academy, 460 pupils, inspected June 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
64%
Higher standard
2%
Rank 12
All Soul's Church of England Primary School
Academy, 256 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
61%
Higher standard
5%
Rank 13
Castle Hill Community Primary School
Local authority maintained, 395 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
54%
Higher standard
6%
Rank 14
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
Academy, 204 pupils, inspected December 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
61%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 15
Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
Academy, 406 pupils, inspected November 2025
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Expected standard
59%
Higher standard
5%
Rank 16
Lyminge Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 191 pupils, inspected July 2018
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
50%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 17
Capel-le-Ferne Primary School
Local authority maintained, 170 pupils, inspected March 2022
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
50%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 18
Harcourt Primary School
Local authority maintained, 179 pupils, inspected February 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Expected standard
54%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 19
Mundella Primary School
Academy, 184 pupils, inspected May 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
56%
Higher standard
0%