Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Folkestone, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.701 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Folkestone, Kent for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 February 2025. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.701 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 1.701 miles away, the 177th shortest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published last distance.
- In Reception 2026 there were 17 first-choice applications for 22 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 73% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Horn Street, Folkestone, CT20 3JJ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 196 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils delight in attending this caring school.”
- “Children in the early years thrive in a vibrant and engaging environment.”
- “Pupils form very positive relationships with staff.”
To improve
- “While there is more to be done to strengthen the quality of education, leaders diligently identify and act on the improvements needed.”
- “However, teachers do not routinely check that pupils apply the key vocabulary learned in some subjects.”
- “This means that some pupils do not always embed what they learn.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 73% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 17 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 17 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Cheriton Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- All Soul's Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Harcourt Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Seabrook Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Morehall Primary School and Nursery 1.1 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Sandgate Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Folkestone Primary 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Saltwood CofE Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published