Folkestone Academy
About the school
Folkestone Academy is an open secondary school in Kent.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 19 May 2026
- Published
- 1 July 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 33.7
- 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
- 15.10%
- Kent
- 47.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 36.10%
- Kent
- 65.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 14.50%
- Kent
- 46.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.6
- Kent
- 4.18
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 29.55
AAB or better
- School
- Suppressed
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
915
Girls
48.42%
Boys
51.58%
SEN support
17.49%
Education, health and care plan
3.17%
English as an additional language
20.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
52.00%
Overall absence
9.7
Persistent absence
30.33
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
183
Sustained education or employment
85%
Education
78%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
8%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
74
Sustained education or employment
89%
Higher education
41%
Further education
5%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
41%