Harcourt Primary School is a primary school located in Folkestone. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 14/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Biggins Wood Road, Folkestone

School Information

Address: Biggins Wood Road, Folkestone, CT19 4NE
Website: www.harcourt.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01303275294
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Anthony Silk
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118871

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 179
Number of Boys: 85
Number of Girls: 94

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -1.3 to 3.6
Writing
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.1 to 4.7
Maths
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harcourt Primary School
Biggins Wood Road , CT19 4NE 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
All Soul's Church of England Primary School
Stanley Road , CT19 4LG 		3out of 4 685 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Morehall Primary
Morehall Primary, Chart Road , CT19 4PN 		2out of 4 1,010 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cheriton Primary School
Church Road , CT20 3EP 		3out of 4 1,071 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School
Horn Street , CT20 3JJ 		4out of 4 1,580 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Turner Free School
Tile Kiln Lane , Cheriton CT19 4PB 		- not rated 724 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Harvey Grammar School
Cheriton Road , CT19 5JY 		4out of 4 1,550 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Folkestone Academy
Academy Lane , CT19 5FP 		3out of 4 2,056 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Folkestone School for Girls
Coolinge Lane , CT20 3RB 		4out of 4 2,208 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birchwood
Bowen Road , CT19 4FP 		3out of 4 684 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd)
29 Shorncliffe Road , CT20 2NB 		- not rated 2,345 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Compass Community School Coastal Park
Heather Lodge , 2 Radnor Park West CT19 5HH 		- not rated 2,348 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
School of English Studies
26 Grimston Gardens , CT20 2PY 		- not rated 2,356 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Folkestone Beacon Plus
Park Farm Road , CT19 5DN 		- not rated 2,415 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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