The Harvey Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Kent
Cheriton Road, Folkestone, CT19 5JY
90
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
No graded inspection
Application demand
78%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.1%
8.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,005
Capacity used
Over capacity103%
980 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
78%
1st preference success rate
147 of 189 families who put it first got an offer
150
Places offered
332
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 189 | 147 | ● 78% |
| 2nd preference | 86 | 3 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 36 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 21 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 332 | 150 | 45% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. 5 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
- Boys
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- S Norman
- Address
- Cheriton Road, Folkestone, CT19 5JY
- Phone
- 01303252131
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Broadmead · Folkestone and Hythe
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138480
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 4% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE HARVEY ACADEMY
1,005 pupils · 980 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
14 December 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 796 pupils
Attendance
95.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
8.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
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 | 62.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.24 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 86% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 97% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.89 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.88 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 61.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 85.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 97.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 57.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.69 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 145 | — |
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 | 33.2 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 13.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 101 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 145 | 54% | 97% | 99% | |
| English Language | 145 | 26% | 81% | 94% | |
| English Literature | 145 | 26% | 76% | 95% | |
| Combined Science | 93 | 13% | 78% | 92% | |
| Geography | 82 | 39% | 84% | 94% | |
| History | 80 | 30% | 63% | 81% | |
| Spanish | 59 | 36% | 78% | 90% | |
| Design & Technology | 53 | 28% | 72% | 87% | |
| Biology | 52 | 67% | 98% | 100% | |
| Physics | 52 | 71% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 52 | 63% | 100% | 100% | |
| Social Studies | 34 | 50% | 85% | 97% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 44 | 11% | 27% | 50% | |
| Physics | 36 | 6% | 17% | 31% | |
| History | 20 | 0% | 15% | 55% | |
| Geography | 18 | 0% | 17% | 67% | |
| Sociology | 17 | 0% | 6% | 53% | |
| Psychology | 17 | 6% | 6% | 29% | |
| Economics | 16 | 0% | 6% | 44% | |
| Government and Politics | 14 | 21% | 43% | 79% | |
| Biology | 13 | 8% | 23% | 31% | |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 0% | 0% | 8% | |
| Chemistry | 11 | 18% | 27% | 36% | |
| Computer Science | 8 | 0% | 13% | 38% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #147 of 1,030 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11306: Harvey Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 10 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
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) | 57% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 58% | — | — |
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.