Schools in Folkestone and Hythe
44 state-funded schools, 15,078 pupils. 100% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 4 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Folkestone and Hythe?
Folkestone and Hythe has 44 state-funded schools teaching 15,078 pupils. 36 primary, 6 secondary, 1 alternative provision.
What percentage of schools in Folkestone and Hythe are Good or Outstanding?
100% of the 43 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Folkestone and Hythe are rated Good or Outstanding: 4 Outstanding and 39 Good. 0 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Folkestone and Hythe are rated Outstanding?
4 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Folkestone and Hythe: The Harvey Grammar School, The Beacon Folkestone, Hawkinge Primary School, St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School.
Are there grammar schools in Folkestone and Hythe?
Yes. Folkestone and Hythe has 2 selective (grammar) schools: The Harvey Grammar School, The Folkestone School for Girls. Selective schools admit by entrance exam, so the local non-selective intake differs from the national picture.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- The Harvey Grammar SchoolGrammarSecondary1,015Outstanding 2022
- The Beacon FolkestoneSpecial431Outstanding 2024
- Hawkinge Primary SchoolPrimary389Outstanding 2019
- St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary211Outstanding 2019
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 36 | 35 | 100% |
| Secondary | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Special | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Folkestone and Hythe
Showing 20 of 44 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
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Brockhill Park Performing Arts College | Secondary | 1,358 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Folkestone School for GirlsGrammar | Secondary | 1,159 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Turner Free School | Secondary | 1,020 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Marsh Academy | Secondary | 1,017 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Harvey Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,015 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Folkestone Academy | Secondary | 915 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Folkestone Primary | Primary | 436 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Beacon Folkestone | Special | 431 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sandgate Primary School | Primary | 419 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 416 | Good2021 | OfstedWebsite | |
Castle Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 414 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone | Primary | 414 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 411 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cheriton Primary School | Primary | 404 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hawkinge Primary School | Primary | 389 | Outstanding2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Churchill School | Primary | 341 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hythe Bay CofE Primary School | Primary | 263 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
All Soul's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 259 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lydd Primary School | Primary | 254 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Greatstone Primary School | Primary | 244 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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