The Folkestone School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Kent
Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, CT20 3RB
88
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 23/04/2024
Application demand
87%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.9%
19.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,145
Capacity used
Over capacity109%
1,053 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
87%
1st preference success rate
172 of 197 families who put it first got an offer
174
Places offered
359
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 197 | 172 | ● 87% |
| 2nd preference | 102 | 2 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 46 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 14 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 359 | 174 | 48% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mark Lester
- Address
- Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, CT20 3RB
- Phone
- 01303251125
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Sandgate & West Folkestone · Folkestone and Hythe
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137837
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE FOLKESTONE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS ACADEMY TRUST
1,145 pupils · 1,053 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
23 April 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 904 pupils
Attendance
92.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 61.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.29 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 95% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.63 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.50 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 57.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 67.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 88.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 43.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.08 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 165 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.98 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 17.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 135 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 166 | 38% | 79% | 94% | |
| Mathematics | 165 | 18% | 73% | 89% | |
| English Literature | 161 | 37% | 83% | 95% | |
| Religious Studies | 158 | 32% | 73% | 85% | |
| Geography | 120 | 31% | 73% | 88% | |
| History | 110 | 31% | 70% | 85% | |
| Combined Science | 101 | 15% | 68% | 91% | |
| Business | 65 | 31% | 72% | 91% | |
| Art and Design | 62 | 52% | 94% | 100% | |
| Biology | 58 | 38% | 97% | 100% | |
| Physics | 57 | 30% | 91% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 56 | 32% | 88% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 40 | 10% | 25% | 50% | |
| Psychology | 35 | 14% | 34% | 63% | |
| History | 32 | 0% | 9% | 31% | |
| Sociology | 29 | 10% | 21% | 48% | |
| Geography | 27 | 4% | 41% | 78% | |
| Chemistry | 25 | 4% | 32% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 23 | 22% | 35% | 57% | |
| Mathematics | 19 | 0% | 16% | 42% | |
| Fine Art | 16 | 44% | 69% | 100% | |
| English Language and Literature | 11 | 0% | 0% | 36% | |
| Government and Politics | 10 | 10% | 20% | 60% | |
| Economics | 9 | 0% | 11% | 33% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11305: The Folkestone School for Girls
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 67% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 69% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.