The Folkestone School for GirlsThe Harvey Grammar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Folkestone.
Summary of the comparison
The Folkestone School for Girls and The Harvey Grammar School are secondary schools in Folkestone.
The Folkestone School for Girls scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Harvey Grammar School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong). The Harvey Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
The Folkestone School for Girls was judged Good and The Harvey Grammar School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 57.9 for The Folkestone School for Girls and 61.8 for The Harvey Grammar School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at The Folkestone School for Girls (65.7 in 2021-22, 57.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Harvey Grammar School (66.3 in 2021-22, 61.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | FolkestoneThe Folkestone School for Girls | FolkestoneThe Harvey Grammar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C68/100 | B76/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 30th of 102 in Kent | 16th of 102 in Kent Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,159 | 1,015 | |
| Capacity | 1,053 | 980 | |
| Location | Folkestone, CT20 3RB | Folkestone, CT19 5JY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 57.9 | 61.8 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 67.3% | 85.5% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 88.5% | 97.2% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 43.6% | 57.2% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.08 | 5.69 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 165 | 145 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 135 | 101 | |
| A-level average points | 37.0 Stronger figure | 33.2 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.8 Stronger figure | 33.3 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 17.4% Stronger figure | 13.2% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,159 | 1,015 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 15.7% | 13.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 11.2% | 8.2% | |
| SEN support | 6.6% | 3.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.3% | 0.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.1% | 4.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.7% | 8.7% 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.
The Folkestone School for Girls
The Harvey Grammar School
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