Hawkinge Primary School, Folkestone
Hawkinge Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Folkestone. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 7th-highest of the 19 schools in Folkestone with published results, and 5,071st of 14,452 across England. It was 93% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Kent (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Hawkinge Primary School in detail
Hawkinge Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "At Hawkinge Primary School we encourage the whole child to reach his or her full potential and acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and values for life. Encouraging all within the organisation to help each other, by working together to gain mutual benefits. Helping people to help themselves. To give our stakeholders a say in the way we run our school."
The school runs after-school care until 5:30pm, from £11 per session.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Hawkinge Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (80% in reading, 86% in maths).
Getting a place at Hawkinge Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 59 families put Hawkinge Primary School as their first choice and 119 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Hawkinge Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hawkinge Primary School are The Churchill School (0.3 miles, 86% reading, 70% maths); Folkestone Primary (1.6 miles, Good, 78% reading, 80% maths); Harcourt Primary School (1.8 miles, Good, 62% reading, 65% maths); and Stella Maris Catholic Primary School (2 miles, Good, 79% reading, 68% maths).
Hawkinge Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
The Churchill SchoolFolkestone PrimaryHarcourt Primary SchoolStella Maris Catholic Primary School
What parents say
154 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hawkinge Primary School (as of September 2025): 99% would recommend the school, 99% say their child is happy there and 87% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (87%).
Who goes there
5.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 41 pupils (10.5%) received SEN support and 7 (1.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Folkestone West Rail Station, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tesco (opposite), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 43 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kent (101).
Suspensions and exclusions
Hawkinge Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from June 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's May 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Hawkinge Primary School creates a calm, purposeful and inspiring learning environment where every child feels welcomed, valued and safe. Teachers deliver an ambitious curriculum through exciting activities, with particularly strong phonics and reading teaching that helps children develop as confident, fluent readers. The school excels at developing the whole child - academically, personally and socially - preparing pupils to become mature, thoughtful and caring citizens.
Key Strengths
- Highly effective leadership with a strong commitment to continuous improvement and putting pupils' interests first
- Exceptionally well-designed, ambitious and engaging curriculum delivered through interesting, exciting activities
- Strong focus on reading with very effective phonics teaching and promotion of a love of reading
- Exceptional provision for personal development including sports, art, music, cookery, clubs, visits and leadership opportunities
- Exemplary pupil behaviour, attitudes to learning and strong culture of care, kindness and respect
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports, art, music, cookery, clubs, visits, visitors to school, leadership opportunities
Hawkinge Primary School has successfully maintained the outstanding standards from its previous inspection. Leaders, staff, pupils and parents are very proud of this exceptional school where pupils thrive as well-rounded, confident individuals.
At a Glance
19.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
154 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 80% to 86% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.8
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
29.1
KS2
14
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Hawkinge Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Hawkinge Primary School.
- Little Oaks After School Club350m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Hawkinge Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Hawkinge Primary School is in Kent; for families living there:
Apply to Kent for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 6 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Kent is 11 (the median across 711 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Hawkinge Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
389 pupils
420 places
31 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Folkestone
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Folkestone
Across Kent council
Places available
18,893
Applications
16,593
Got 1st preference
89.7%
Got preferred school
98.2%
All primary applications across Kent council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(9)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
41
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
12.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
389
Total Pupils
196
Boys
193
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
19
Teachers
20.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,082
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,941
Per pupil
£2164k
Total funding
£114k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.5%
Overall absence
10.5%
Persistent absence
354
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Hawkinge Primary School
Questions parents ask about Hawkinge Primary School
What are SATs results like at Hawkinge Primary School?
Of the pupils at Hawkinge Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.
What is Hawkinge Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Hawkinge Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2019, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Hawkinge Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Hawkinge Primary School is oversubscribed, Kent allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Hawkinge Primary School?
Hawkinge Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Hawkinge Primary School?
Classes at Hawkinge Primary School average 27.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Hawkinge Primary School?
Hawkinge Primary School has around 389 pupils on roll. 20% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Hawkinge Primary School?
4.5% of sessions were missed at Hawkinge Primary School in 2024/25. 10.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Hawkinge Primary School?
Apply through Kent's coordinated admissions process, naming Hawkinge Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Hawkinge Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Hawkinge Primary School: Little Oaks After School Club (350m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Hawkinge Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 6 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Kent is 11 (the median across 711 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hawkinge Primary School?
Hawkinge Primary School is at Canterbury Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 7BN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)