Harcourt Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · Folkestone, Kent
Harcourt Primary School is a primary school in Folkestone, Kent for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Biggins Wood Road, Folkestone, CT19 4NE
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 179 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 February 2026
Strengths
- “Harcourt Primary School is proudly inclusive.”
- “Its happy, welcoming ethos is clear from the moment you arrive.”
- “Pupils of all ages relish school and all it has to offer.”
To improve
- “In 2025, key stage 2 outcomes in reading and mathematics dipped to below the national average.”
- “They recognise that further work is needed to ensure that developments are consistently embedded across the school.”
- “However, further work is needed to ensure that developments are in place consistently across the school.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 2026 (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) | 54% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Kent published it, drawn on the map
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- All Soul's Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Morehall Primary School and Nursery 0.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Cheriton Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sandgate Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Folkestone Primary 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Stella Maris Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Churchill School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published