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Schools in Folkestone and Hythe[1]

Local authority district E07000112 · 46 open schools[2]

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Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 67 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure Most deprived 20% Second Middle Fourth Least deprived 20%
Income 18%[4] 27%[4] 28%[4] 18%[4] 9%[4]
Employment 25%[4] 31%[4] 27%[4] 13%[4] 3%[4]
Education and skills 34%[4] 25%[4] 21%[4] 12%[4] 7%[4]
Health and disability 18%[4] 37%[4] 31%[4] 9%[4] 4%[4]
Crime 19%[4] 27%[4] 27%[4] 18%[4] 9%[4]
Housing and services 34%[4] 21%[4] 22%[4] 19%[4] 3%[4]
Living environment 19%[4] 21%[4] 12%[4] 24%[4] 24%[4]
Children in low-income families 24%[4] 22%[4] 27%[4] 16%[4] 10%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Grammar schools (2)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
The Folkestone School for Girls 11–18[2]
A8 62 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
The Harvey Grammar School 11–18[2]
A8 65 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]

Secondary schools (4)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College 11–18[2]
A8 36 2025/26[8]
Folkestone Academy 11–19[2]
A8 38 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
The Marsh Academy 11–18[2]
A8 39 2025/26[8] AL C- 2024/25[9]
Turner Free School 11–18[2]
A8 39 2025/26[8] AL D+ 2024/25[9]

Primary schools (36)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
All Soul's Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 61% 2024/25[10]
Bodsham Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 79% 2024/25[10]
Brenzett Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
Brookland Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Castle Hill Community Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 54% 2024/25[10]
Cheriton Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone 4–11[2]
KS2 76% 2024/25[10]
Dymchurch Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 55% 2024/25[10]
Elham Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 60% 2024/25[10]
Folkestone Primary 2–11[2]
KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy 2–11[2]
KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 60% 2024/25[10]
Greatstone Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 43% 2024/25[10]
Harcourt Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 54% 2024/25[10]
Hawkinge Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 76% 2024/25[10]
Hythe Bay CofE Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 49% 2024/25[10]
Lydd Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
Lyminge Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
Lympne Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 88% 2024/25[10]
Martello Primary 4–11[2]
KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
Morehall Primary School and Nursery 2–11[2]
KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
Mundella Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
Palmarsh Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Saltwood CofE Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Sandgate Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
Seabrook Church of England Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 81% 2024/25[10]
Sellindge Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 48% 2024/25[10]
Selsted Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 61% 2024/25[10]
Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
Stowting Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 100% 2024/25[10]
The Churchill School 4–11[2]
KS2 66% 2024/25[10]

Independent schools (1)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd) 14–19[2]
AL B- 2024/25[9]

Special schools and alternative provision (3)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Birchwood 14–16[2]
Compass Community School Coastal Park 5–17[2]
The Beacon Folkestone 3–19[2]

Sources

  1. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS054 Tenure. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-06. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS067 Highest level of qualification. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-10. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS062 NS-SeC. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2022-12-08. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.