The Harvey Grammar School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B76
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Folkestone, CT19 5JY
- Distance
- 1.0km away
Folkestone Academy
Academy Lane, Folkestone, CT19 5FP
Local ranking92nd of 102 secondary schools in Kent
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1720
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 19 May 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 38.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 25.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 52.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 174
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Continued in education
- 78.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Higher education
- 39.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 42.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
29.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
15
A-Level Students
- Applied General Avg Points
- 31.7
- 16-18 Cohort
- 42
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 915
- Boys
- 482 (51%)
- Girls
- 454 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1720 (54% full)
- SEND
- 20.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 52.0%
- EAL
- 20.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.2%
- SEN Support
- 17.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 67.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,731/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2023-24
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 30.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 72.4%
- White Other: 9.3%
- Black African: 3.6%
- Mixed Other: 3.0%
- Asian Other: 2.9%
- Other: 2.5%
- Asian Indian: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.0%
72.4%
White British
9.3%
White Other
3.6%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Academy Lane
Folkestone, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 145420
- UKPRN
- 10066337
- Establishment No.
- 4020
- Trust
- TURNER SCHOOLS
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