Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Folkestone, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.385 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school in Folkestone, Kent for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy 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 | 1.385 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 in 2026 lived 1.385 miles away, the 140th shortest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.24 miles).
- 28.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 52% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
- There were 34 first-choice applications for 34 offers for Reception in 2026, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 59% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th lowest 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
- Warren Road, Folkestone, CT19 6QH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 406 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 18 November 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils offer a warm welcome at this friendly school.”
- “Relationships between pupils and staff are caring, supportive and nurturing.”
- “Everyone understands and follows the school's values of friendship, service, forgiveness and compassion.”
To improve
- “However, teaching does not ensure pupils remember key knowledge or produce high-quality work in some areas of the curriculum.”
- “Since the pandemic, too many pupils have missed too much school, particularly those who are disadvantaged or pupils with SEND.”
- “However, some struggle with their writing and letter formation.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 January 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) | 59% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 34 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.
- Martello Primary 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Castle Hill Community Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Mundella Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Stella Maris Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Folkestone Primary 1.3 mi Good Last distance published