Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
Warren Road, Folkestone, CT19 6QH
406 pupils · 97% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- FOLKESTONE ST MARY'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY ACADEMY
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 31.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 18 November 2025, published 21 January 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 | 59% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“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 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 34 | 34 | 73 | 34 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 55 | 54 | 90 | 55 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 46 | 41 | 96 | 46 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 47 | 47 | 107 | 47 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 44 | 43 | 74 | 44 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 57 | 52 | 85 | 56 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 53 | 49 | 99 | 53 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 58 | 112 | 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
- Martello Primary 0.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School 0.7 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Castle Hill Community Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Mundella Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone 1.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
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.