Folkestone School for Girls
About the school
Folkestone School for Girls is a state-funded grammar school in South East England.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 23 April 2024
- Published
- 10 June 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 57.9
- Kent
- 46.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Kent
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 67.30%
- Kent
- 47.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 88.50%
- Kent
- 65.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 43.60%
- Kent
- 46.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.08
- Kent
- 4.18
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 36.98
AAB or better
- School
- 17.40%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1159
Girls
100.00%
Boys
0.00%
SEN support
6.56%
Education, health and care plan
0.26%
English as an additional language
11.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
15.72%
Overall absence
7.06
Persistent absence
19.69
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
182
Sustained education or employment
99%
Education
98%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
0%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
155
Sustained education or employment
89%
Higher education
57%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
28%
Admissions
The school intended to use the entrance examination introduced by Dover Grammar School for Boys, but, after an objection by Kent County Council, it was ruled on 8 July 2005 by the Schools Adjudicator that the school should use the county's selection test and Shepway test. In 2017, around 85% of students either continued onto university or planned to do so after a gap year. The remainder went into directly into employment.