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The Harvey Grammar School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Cheriton Road, Folkestone CT19 5JY · harveygs.kent.sch.uk · 01303 252131
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 61.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,005
- 25 over 980 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 14.9%
- First language not English
- 8.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Harvey Academy
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 190 families put the school first and 147 places were offered; 75% 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 | 147 | 190 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 150 | 189 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 150 | 200 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 149 | 210 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 150 | 201 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 61.8, and 85.5% 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 C+ (33.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲61.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲85.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲97.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲57.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.69 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 80.6 | −4.8 |
| Further education | 17.3 | +6.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.7 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 0.7 | −0.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 students | C+ (33.2) | Below average -0.16 | |
| 102 students | C+ (33.2) | Below average -0.17 | |
| 31 students | Dist (36.2) | Average -0.21 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 126 | C+ (34.9) | -0.04 |
| 2022/23 | 122 | C+ (33.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 104 | B- (36.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 79 | B- (36.5) | +0.10 |
| 2017/18 | 112 | C+ (33) | -0.16 |
| 2016/17 | 107 | C+ (34.4) | +0.05 |
| 2015/16 | 113 | C+ (31.9) | -0.10 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 58.1 | +1.8 |
| Further and other education | 1.5 | +0.7 |
| Further education | 0.7 | — |
| Other education | 0.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4 | +1 |
| Employment | 27.2 | −2.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.4 | +0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 1.5 | −1.9 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 December 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for The Harvey Grammar School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 13 Dec 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Sept 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (329 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 329
- 32% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 61% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (8%) with SEND