Sandgate Primary School
Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, CT20 3QU
419 pupils · 100% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 10.7%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 26 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 75% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.05 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 63 | 144 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 56 | 148 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 62 | 160 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 63 | 168 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 59 | 76 | 174 | 59 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 90 | 191 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 83 | 169 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 73 | 164 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Morehall Primary School and Nursery 0.9 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- All Soul's Church of England Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Cheriton Primary School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Stella Maris Catholic Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone 1.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Harcourt Primary School 1.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.