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The Folkestone School for Girls

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  • ages 11–18
  • Girls
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  • Kent
  • CT20 3RB
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 330 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 11%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 4%4%2016/17: top 4%2017/18: top 6%2018/19: top 5%2021/22: top 6%2022/23: top 6%2023/24: top 7%2024/25: top 11%No exams

A-level results

#159 of 394 South East sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South East

Attainment 857.9 · South East 469/10 Top 20%−5.9 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths67.3% · South East 44.8%9/10 Top 20%
EBacc point score5.08 · South East 4.039/10 Top 20%−10.1 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.29 · South East +0.018/10 Above−24 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry36.98 · South East 33.478/10 Above+7.7 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 67.3 · 165 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 65.5 · 149 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 63.8 · 175 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 64 · 175 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 65.7 · 184 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 64 · 182 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 61.8 · 174 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 57.9 · 165 pupils · South East 4667.357.9No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 76% · 149 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 77% · 175 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 82% · 175 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 80% · 184 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 74% · 182 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 81% · 174 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 67.3% · 165 pupils · South East 44.8%82%67.3%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 33.46 · 121 pupils · South East 28.942016/17: 31.97 · 109 pupils · South East 29.962017/18: 33.74 · 144 pupils · South East 30.252018/19: 35.02 · 104 pupils · South East 31.762021/22: 38.87 · 118 pupils · South East 36.42022/23: 37 · 143 pupils · South East 32.822023/24: 35.5 · 136 pupils · South East 32.832024/25: 36.98 · 135 pupils · South East 33.4738.8731.97No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in77.3%
180 of 233 who put it first2014 · 75.7%2026 · 77.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st233180
2nd940
3rd330

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2012Outstanding
  3. 2024Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,145
Free school meals (past 6 years)15.7%
First language not English11.2%
SEN support6.6%
EHC plan0.3%
Absence (sessions missed)7.1%
Persistently absent pupils19.7%

Girls 100%Boys 0%

108.7% full · 1,053 places · 262 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 432 responses (36.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school90.5% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school94% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved90.3% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 63.7% not applicable53.5% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year81.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 30.1% not applicable80.8% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed77.3% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child93.1% agree
  • My child does well at this school92.4% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing92.6% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school96.1% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school95.8% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development88.2% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent91.4% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.8
Pupils per adult13.4
  • Classroom teachers 59.5
  • Leadership 5
  • Teaching assistants 6
  • Other support 38.6

Teachers 64.5 FTE · Whole workforce 109.1 · 136 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,843
Spend per pupil£6,975
Staff spend per pupil£5,521
Reserve per pupil£2,355
  • +£2,729,000revenue reserve
  • −£153,000in-year balance

Grants £6,730 · self-generated £199 · premises £389 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE FOLKESTONE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS ACADEMY TRUST (1 academies) · trust reserve £2,729,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

174 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained97.1%
  • Education96.6%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment0.6%
  • Not sustained1.7%
  • Unknown1.1%

After sixth form (16–18)

144 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained89.6%
  • Education61.1%
  • Higher education56.3%
  • Apprenticeship4.2%
  • Employment24.3%
  • Not sustained6.9%
  • Unknown3.5%