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The Folkestone School for Girls

Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3RB ·

Ofsted:Good· 2024Grammar school
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At a glance

A state girls' grammar academy for ages 11–18 in Folkestone. Rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection (April 2024). GCSE results are well above the England average (Attainment 8: 57.9 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 233 families put it first for 180 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–18
Pupils
1,145
Gender
Girls
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Selective
Local authority
Kent
Academy trust
THE FOLKESTONE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Mark Lester
Opened
Feb 2012
School website 01303251125 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 23 Apr 2024
GoodOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Sixth form
Outstanding

Safeguarding effective: Yes

Inspection reports describe the school on the day. Read the full report and visit the school before deciding.

Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 165 pupils

Attainment 8
57.9
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
67.3%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
88.5%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
+0.29
2023/24 · CI 0.08 to 0.5
This school
57.9
Kent
46.7
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
180
1st preferences
233
All applications
389
1st prefs per place
1.29
More first choices than places

180 of 233 first-preference applicants were offered a place (77%).

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
1,159
Capacity
1,053
109% full
Girls / boys
100/0
Girls
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)15.7%
  • English as an additional language11.2%
  • SEN support6.6%
  • Education, Health and Care plan0.3%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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