OFSTED
23 April 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Girls
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
THE FOLKESTONE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,145
1,145 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,145
100.0% of pupils
Male pupils
0
0.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.0 pts
below England
School
13.8%
Folkestone and Hythe
30.7%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.6 pts
below England
School
10.7%
Folkestone and Hythe
10.1%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
7.6 pts
above England
School
8.6%
Folkestone and Hythe
4.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
75.3%
862
Any other Asian background
5.0%
57
Any other White background
4.8%
55
Any other Mixed background
3.8%
43
White and Asian
2.1%
24
Any other ethnic group
1.8%
21
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
7.4%
85 of
1,145 pupils
13.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
57.9
18.7 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.29 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.06%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.84 pts
higher than
England
School
7.06%
Folkestone and Hythe
5.95%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.69%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.87 pts
higher than
England
School
19.69%
Folkestone and Hythe
15.71%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.10%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.30 pts
higher than
England
School
2.10%
Folkestone and Hythe
1.20%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
108.7%
16.4 pts
above England
The Folkestone School for Girls
108.7%
Folkestone and Hythe
96.8%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.