Schools

Folkestone and Hythe schools and Ofsted

Every state school and nursery in Folkestone and Hythe, 42 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 95% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 6 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.

42state schools and nurseries

95%good or betterat their last inspection

6new report cardssince November 2025

3inspections publishedin the last six months

Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.

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Latest inspections

Folkestone Academy: new Ofsted report card 1 July
Harcourt Primary School: new Ofsted report card 28 April
Sandgate Primary School: new Ofsted report card 26 April

Every school


All Soul's Church of England Primary SchoolCT19 4LG	Primary	Sandgate	Good (2023)
BirchwoodCT19 4FP	Alternative provision	Sandgate	Good in every area (2025)
Brenzett Church of England Primary SchoolTN29 9UA	Primary	Brenzett	Standards maintained (2025)
Brockhill Park Performing Arts CollegeCT21 4HL	Secondary	Saltwood	Report card Mar 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6
Brookland Church of England Primary SchoolTN29 9QR	Primary	Brenzett	Good (2023)
Castle Hill Community Primary SchoolCT19 6HG	Primary	Folkestone	Good (2024)
Cheriton Primary SchoolCT20 3EP	Primary	Seabrook	Good in every area (2025)
Christ Church Cep Academy, FolkestoneCT20 1DJ	Primary	Folkestone	Good (2023)
Dymchurch Primary SchoolTN29 0LE	Primary	Dymchurch	Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2024)
Elham Church of England Primary SchoolCT4 6TT	Primary	Elham	School remains Good (2022)
Folkestone AcademyCT19 5FP	Secondary	Folkestone	Report card Jul 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 5, needs attention in 1
Folkestone PrimaryCT19 5FP	Primary	Folkestone	Good (2023)
Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyCT19 6QH	Primary	Folkestone	Report card Jan 2026: Expected standard in 4, needs attention in 3
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary SchoolCT20 3JJ	Primary	Seabrook	Outstanding in 3, good in 1 (2025)
Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolCT19 6AL	Primary	Folkestone	Standards maintained (2025)
Greatstone Primary SchoolTN28 8SY	Primary	New Romney	Good (2022)
Harcourt Primary SchoolCT19 4NE	Primary	Sandgate	Report card Apr 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6
Hawkinge Primary SchoolCT18 7BN	Primary	Hawkinge	Standards maintained (2025)
Hythe Bay CofE Primary SchoolCT21 6HS	Primary	Hythe	School remains Good (2023)
Lydd Primary SchoolTN29 9HW	Primary	Lydd	School remains Good (2023)
Lyminge Church of England Primary SchoolCT18 8JA	Primary	Lyminge	School remains Good (2023)
Lympne Church of England Primary SchoolCT21 4JG	Primary	Lympne	Report card Mar 2026: Strong standard in every area
Martello PrimaryCT19 6DT	Primary	Folkestone	Good (2022)
Morehall Primary School and NurseryCT19 4PN	Primary	Sandgate	Improved significantly (2025)
Mundella Primary SchoolCT19 5QX	Primary	Folkestone	Good (2024)
Palmarsh Primary SchoolCT21 6NE	Primary	Lympne	Standards maintained (2025)
Saltwood CofE Primary SchoolCT21 4QS	Primary	Saltwood	Good (2022)
Sandgate Primary SchoolCT20 3QU	Primary	Sandgate	Report card Apr 2026: Strong standard in every area
Seabrook Church of England Primary SchoolCT21 5RL	Primary	Seabrook	Good (2023)
Sellindge Primary SchoolTN25 6JY	Primary	Sellindge	Good (2023)
St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolCT21 4BE	Primary	Saltwood	Standards maintained (2025)
St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary SchoolCT20 1SE	Primary	Folkestone	Standards maintained (2025)
St Nicholas Church of England Primary AcademyTN28 8BP	Primary	New Romney	Standards maintained (2024)
Stella Maris Catholic Primary SchoolCT19 5BY	Primary	Folkestone	School remains Good (2023)
Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary SchoolCT4 6DU	Primary	Stelling Minnis	Good (2022)
Stowting Church of England Primary SchoolTN25 6BE	Primary	Stowting	Improved significantly (2025)
The Beacon FolkestoneCT19 5DN	Special	Folkestone	School remains Outstanding (2024)
The Churchill SchoolCT18 7RH	Primary	Hawkinge	Not inspected since it opened in 2023
The Folkestone School for GirlsCT20 3RB	Secondary	Sandgate	Good (2024)
The Harvey Grammar SchoolCT19 5JY	Secondary	Sandgate	School remains Outstanding (2023)
The Marsh AcademyTN28 8BB	Secondary	New Romney	Good (2023)
Turner Free SchoolCT19 4PB	Secondary	Sandgate	Good (2023)

How the new report cards work

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 6 Folkestone and Hythe report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 21 times, strong standard 17 times, needs attention 4 times.

Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.

Where the figures come from

Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at CT and TN postcodes and show here the ones in Folkestone and Hythe. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.