Harcourt Primary School

Harcourt Primary School demonstrates a robust commitment to inclusive education, with a strong focus on identifying and supporting the needs of all pupils, including those with SEND. The leadership team has established a high standard of safeguarding, which contributes to a safe and nurturing environment for all students. Although overall pupil achievement is generally in line with national averages, the school is diligently working to improve performance in reading and mathematics, especially after a dip in 2025. The collaborative efforts between staff, parents, and external agencies are noteworthy and positively impact pupils' progress and wellbeing.

Strengths

• Strong focus on inclusive education and support for SEND pupils.
• Effective safeguarding practices that create a safe environment for students.
• Positive relationships between staff, parents, and external agencies.
• Well-structured early years curriculum aiding language and communication skills.
• High expectations and positive behaviour culture maintained across the school.
• Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum that supports student learning.

Areas for Improvement

• Need for consistent improvements in reading and mathematics across the school.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Harcourt Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Harcourt Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Harcourt Primary School had 17.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.0% of pupils at Harcourt Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Harcourt Primary School received £7,451 and spent £7,332 for each of its 179 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £122,000 (£681 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Harcourt Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Harcourt Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in April 2026.

When was Harcourt Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Harcourt Primary School was last inspected in April 2026.

How many pupils does Harcourt Primary School have?

Harcourt Primary School has 179 pupils on roll.

What age range does Harcourt Primary School cover?

Harcourt Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Harcourt Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Harcourt Primary School?

Harcourt Primary School is at Biggins Wood Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4NE.