The Harvey Grammar School

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Folkestone and HytheConstituency

CT19 5JYPostcode

9.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,005 pupils. The Harvey Grammar School is part of The Harvey Academy.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 61.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 85.5%
EBacc average point score: 5.69

Ethnicity

White

82%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Unclassified

Pupils

1,005

Total Pupils

100%Boys

0%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

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: 1,005
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: The Harvey Academy

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 14 December 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
25 Apr 2016	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.