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The Folkestone School for Girls
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Coolinge Lane, Folkestone CT20 3RB · folkestonegirls.kent.sch.uk · 01303 251125
On the mapSearch near CT20 3RB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 57.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,145
- 92 over 1,053 places · 109%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 13.7%
- First language not English
- 10.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 233 families put the school first and 180 places were offered; 77% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 180 | 233 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 174 | 197 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 178 | 210 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 179 | 219 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 180 | 224 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 57.9, and 67.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲57.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲67.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲88.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲43.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.08 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 73.6 | −10.1 |
| Further education | 23 | +12.7 |
| Employment | 0.6 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.7 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 1.1 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 135 students | B- (37) | Average -0.09 | |
| 135 students | B- (37.1) | Average -0.08 | |
| 46 students | Dist (35.2) | Average +0.17 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 136 | B- (35.5) | -0.13 |
| 2022/23 | 143 | B- (37) | — |
| 2021/22 | 118 | B (38.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 104 | B- (35) | -0.20 |
| 2017/18 | 144 | C+ (33.7) | -0.30 |
| 2016/17 | 109 | C+ (32) | -0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 121 | C+ (33.5) | +0.04 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 56.3 | −11.2 |
| Further and other education | 4.8 | +3.3 |
| Further education | 2.8 | — |
| Other education | 2.1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2 | +1.8 |
| Employment | 24.3 | +1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.9 | +1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | — |
Ofsted
The Folkestone School for Girls was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Mar 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (432 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 432
- 37% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 108 parents (25%) with SEND