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Folkestone Academy[1]

Secondary · ages 11–19

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 38 38.0 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C C 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
38 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
25.9% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
2.3% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
-1.11 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 33.7[6] 15.1%[6]
2023/24 31[4] 13.6%[4] -1.11[4]
2022/23 30.2[7] 13%[7] -1.05[7]
2021/22 36.1[8] 15%[8] -0.84[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
0% 2022/23[9]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 D+[11]
2022/23 D+[9] 0%[9]
2021/22 C[12] 16.7%[12]
2018/19 D+[13] 0%[13]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
60% 2018/19[14]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
5% 2018/19[14]
Reading, average scaled score
104 2018/19[14]
Maths, average scaled score
103 2018/19[14]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[15]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
85% 2022/23[16]
School sixth form
30% 2022/23[16]
Sixth-form college
1% 2022/23[16]
Further education college
46% 2022/23[16]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[16]
Employment
5% 2022/23[16]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 92%[17] 32%[17] 0%[17] 48%[17] 2%[17] 8%[17]
2020/21 89%[18] 32%[18] 0%[18] 45%[18] 2%[18] 9%[18]
2019/20 89%[19] 29%[19] 0%[19] 54%[19] 2%[19] 4%[19]
2018/19 88%[20] 35%[20] 0%[20] 43%[20] 3%[20] 6%[20]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
89% 2022/23[21]
UK higher education
41% 2022/23[21]
Education
46% 2022/23[21]
Apprenticeship
3% 2022/23[21]
Employment
41% 2022/23[21]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 80%[22] 46%[22] 48%[22] 11%[22] 22%[22]
2020/21 85%[23] 43%[23] 43%[23] 7%[23] 35%[23]
2019/20 83%[24] 59%[24] 63%[24] 2%[24] 17%[24]
2018/19 87%[25] 51%[25] 54%[25] 5%[25] 28%[25]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
52% 2021/22[26]
Top third of most selective universities
7% 2021/22[26]
Russell Group universities
4% 2019/20[27]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[27]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 58%[28] 4%[28]
2019/20 68%[27] 5%[27] 4%[27] 0%[27]
2018/19 62%[29] 3%[29] 3%[29] 0%[29]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
19 May 2026[30]
Type
S5 Inspection[30]
Report published
1 Jul 2026[30]
Inclusion
Strong standard[30]
Achievement
Needs attention[30]
Safeguarding standards
Met[30]
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard[30]
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard[30]
Leadership and governance
Expected standard[30]
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard[30]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Expected standard[30]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
20 Apr 2022[31] Academy First Section 5[31] Good[31]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.6 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Applications (any preference)
379 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences
98 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Places offered
144 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences per place
0.7 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 397[32] 130[32] 180[32] 2.2[32] 0.7[32]
Entry Sept 2024 376[32] 106[32] 198[32] 1.9[32] 0.5[32]
Entry Sept 2023 382[32] 118[32] 206[32] 1.9[32] 0.6[32]
Entry Sept 2022 269[32] 92[32] 208[32] 1.3[32] 0.4[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
11–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1720[1]
Trust
TURNER SCHOOLS[1]
Local authority
Kent[1]
Website
www.folkestoneacademy.com[1]
District
Folkestone and Hythe[33]
Postcode
CT19 5FP[1]
URN
145420[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
915 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
20% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
17.5% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
3.2% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
52% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
75.5%[35]
Mixed
5.8%[35]
Asian
5.3%[35]
Black
4.3%[35]
Any other ethnic group
2.5%[35]
Unclassified
6.6%[35]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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