The Harvey Grammar School
Academy · Year 7–Year 13 · 1,005 pupils
The Folkestone School for Girls
Coolinge Lane, Folkestone CT20 3RB
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
1,145
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 1,053
Local authority
Kent
The Folkestone School for Girls Academy Trust
Schola Grade 8
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About The Folkestone School for Girls
The Folkestone School for Girls is a secondary academy in Folkestone, Kent, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of The Folkestone School for Girls Academy Trust.
It has 1,145 pupils on roll and room for 1,053. It is a girls' school. It is a grammar school: state-funded, and admitting pupils by an entrance test. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 8 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–18
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Pupils
- Girls only
- Admissions
- Selective (grammar)
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 1,145
- Capacity
- 1,053 pupils
- Free school meals
- 13.70% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- The Folkestone School for Girls Academy Trust
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 137837
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