The Churchill School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Folkestone, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
11.775 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Churchill School is a primary school in Folkestone, Kent for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
The Churchill 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 | 11.775 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 Reception place in 2026 went to a child living 11.775 miles away, the 33rd longest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- There were 38 first-choice applications for 42 Reception offers in 2026; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 66% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
- There were 19.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.6 across 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
- Haven Drive, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7RH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 317 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 66% | 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: 38 first-preference applications, 42 offers in total, 38 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.
- Hawkinge Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Folkestone Primary 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Harcourt Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Morehall Primary School and Nursery 1.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Stella Maris Catholic Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- All Soul's Church of England Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Mundella Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Castle Hill Community Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published