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Harcourt Primary School

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

personMr Anthony Silk

location_onFolkestone, CT19 4NE

language Visit Website phone 1303275294

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

178

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Expected Standard

54%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Harcourt Primary School is a Foundation school primary school in Folkestone, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Harcourt Primary School is a foundation school in Folkestone, Kent, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 180 pupils on roll, of whom 32% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #306 of 424 primaries in Kent and #9,988 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 61%

Reading62% LA 74%

Writing77% LA 72%

Maths65% LA 70%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading76% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths68% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading86% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.5

Read

LA -0.4

2.1 to 6.9

3.1

Write

LA -0.2

0.9 to 5.4

3.6

Maths

LA -1.2

1.4 to 5.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading75% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing96% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA 0.0

-1.3 to 3.6

2.4

Write

LA 0.1

0.1 to 4.7

0.7

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.4 to 2.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 65%

Reading58% LA 76%

Writing83% LA 80%

Maths50% LA 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA 0.0

-5.8 to 1

2.6

Write

LA 0.4

-0.6 to 5.8

-2.7

Maths

LA -0.5

-5.8 to 0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 October 2021

Inspection Report

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17 November 2020

Inspection Report

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31 January 2017

Inspection Report

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13 March 2013

Inspection Report

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24 November 2009

Inspection Report

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15 March 2007

Inspection Report

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14 June 2006

Inspection Report

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29 November 2005

Inspection Report

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08 May 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-01-31

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-03-13

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-11-24

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 180 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	180	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	182	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	176	1	0.6%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	173	2	1.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	174	1	0.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	176	1	0.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	178	2	1.1%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	176	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	187	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	191	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	187	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	181	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	179	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	180	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	182	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	182	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	186	1	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	179	3	1.7%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	182	2	1.1%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	183	2	1.1%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	162	2	1.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	164	1	0.6%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	167	1	0.6%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	164	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	165	2	1.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	170	3	1.8%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils