Brockhill Park Performing Arts CollegeThe Folkestone School for Girls
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College and The Folkestone School for Girls are secondary schools.
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Folkestone School for Girls scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Folkestone School for Girls is ahead on our composite score.
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College was judged the expected standard and The Folkestone School for Girls was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 37.4 for Brockhill Park Performing Arts College and 57.9 for The Folkestone School for Girls.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Brockhill Park Performing Arts College (38.5 in 2021-22, 37.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Folkestone School for Girls (65.7 in 2021-22, 57.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HytheBrockhill Park Performing Arts College | FolkestoneThe Folkestone School for Girls | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D44/100 | C68/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 83rd of 102 in Kent | 30th of 102 in Kent Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,358 | 1,159 | |
| Capacity | 1,384 | 1,053 | |
| Location | Hythe, CT21 4HL | Folkestone, CT20 3RB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 37.4 | 57.9 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 24.0% | 67.3% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 48.4% | 88.5% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 45.8% Stronger figure | 43.6% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.21 | 5.08 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 225 | 165 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 56 | 135 | |
| A-level average points | 18.1 | 37.0 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | D- | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 17.4 | 37.8 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | 17.4% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,358 | 1,159 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 33.6% | 15.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.5% | 11.2% | |
| SEN support | 16.0% | 6.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.6% | 0.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.6% | 7.1% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.8% | 19.7% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
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