The Folkestone School for Girls

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Folkestone and HytheConstituency

CT20 3RBPostcode

8.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Folkestone School for Girls is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,145 pupils. The Folkestone School for Girls is part of The Folkestone School for Girls Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 57.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 67.3%
EBacc average point score: 5.08

Ethnicity

White

81%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,145

Total Pupils

0%Boys

100%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,145
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: The Folkestone School for Girls Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Jun 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
25 Oct 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.