OFSTED
24 February 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
6 October 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
15 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
179
179 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
96
53.6% of pupils
Male pupils
83
46.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.6 pts
above England
School
32.4%
Folkestone and Hythe
30.7%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.5 pts
below England
School
16.8%
Folkestone and Hythe
10.1%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Folkestone and Hythe
4.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
78.8%
141
Any other White background
6.7%
12
Any other Asian background
5.6%
10
Any other ethnic group
2.2%
4
Pakistani
2.2%
4
Any other Mixed background
1.7%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.4%
33 of
179 pupils
2.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
54.0%
6.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
62.0%
Reading
11.8 pts below England
School
62.0%
Folkestone and Hythe
74.8%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Writing
6.7 pts above England
School
77.0%
Folkestone and Hythe
76.4%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
65.0%
Maths
7.0 pts below England
School
65.0%
Folkestone and Hythe
71.5%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.91%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.31 pts
lower than
England
School
4.91%
Folkestone and Hythe
5.95%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.11%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.71 pts
lower than
England
School
14.11%
Folkestone and Hythe
15.71%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Folkestone and Hythe
1.20%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
85.2%
2.9 pts
below England
Harcourt Primary School
85.2%
Folkestone and Hythe
92.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.