The Folkestone School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Folkestone, Kent
The Folkestone School for Girls is a secondary school in Folkestone, Kent for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 April 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, CT20 3RB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,145 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils stand ’10 feet tall’ in this school because they learn to believe in themselves.”
- “An extensive range of opportunities develop pupils’ many skills and talents such as abseiling and mountain biking.”
- “Pupils act as ‘global citizens’, collaborating on learning projects with schools in Nepal and France.”
To improve
- “The school recognises that the curriculum in mathematics is not yet designed in a way that develops pupils’ mathematical fluency, particularly in key stage 3.”
- “This limits how well pupils secure an understanding of fundamental mathematical concepts, and has impacted on how well some pupils achieve at the end of key stage 4.”
- “The school is in its early stages of reviewing the curriculum to address this issue.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 67% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 57.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 233 first-preference applications, 180 offers in total, 180 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- The Harvey Grammar School 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding
- Turner Free School 1.0 mi Good
- Folkestone Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Brockhill Park Performing Arts College 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Astor Secondary School 6.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Dover Grammar School for Boys 7.0 mi Not judged
- Dover Grammar School for Girls 7.8 mi Not judged
- St Edmund's Catholic School 7.9 mi Good