How many pupils attend Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy?

Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy has 406 pupils on roll.

What ages does Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy take?

Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy admits pupils aged 2 to 11.

How do I apply to Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy?

Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy have a religious character?

Yes — Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy?

When Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in Local Authority Care or Previously in Local Authority Care — Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children – A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. A previously looked after child means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Vulnerable Children — (i) Children of families with confirmed refugee status. (ii) Children from families associated with Military Services and eligible for the Service Premium. Evidence of eligibility may be requested; 3. Sibling/Current Family Association — Children with brothers or sisters in the school at the time of entry, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place. This will be supervised by someone independent from the school.

What is the largest ethnic background at Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 85.5% of pupils at Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

How far did offers reach?

1.385miles

was the furthest place offered for 2026-27 (Reception). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy, year by year →

How places are decided at Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in Local Authority Care or Previously in Local Authority Care — Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children – A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. A previously looked after child means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Vulnerable Children — (i) Children of families with confirmed refugee status. (ii) Children from families associated with Military Services and eligible for the Service Premium. Evidence of eligibility may be requested.
3Sibling/Current Family Association — Children with brothers or sisters in the school at the time of entry.
4Health and Special Access Reasons — Medical, health, social and special access reasons will be applied in accordance with the school's legal obligations, in particular those under the Equality Act 2010. Priority will be given to those children whose mental or physical impairment, or that of their parent(s), means they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend a particular school. Such claims will need to be supported by written evidence from a suitably qualified medical or other practitioner who can demonstrate a special connection between these needs and the particular school.
5Proximity to the School — Nearness of children’s homes to school – we use the distance between the child’s permanent home address (defined in KCC’s annual admissions prospectus) and the school, measured in a straight line using the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) address point.

If two applications tie: In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place. This will be supervised by someone independent from the school.

Before the application of oversubscription criteria, children with a statement of special educational need or an education, health and care plan, which names the school, will be admitted; the published admissions number will be reduced accordingly. The school describes itself as church-founded with a Christian ethos but does not list a faith-based oversubscription criterion.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.