36%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
15%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
33.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
14%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
432.1
EBacc APS · 2024/25
915
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
30%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 20/04/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio14.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Folkestone Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Kent
Part ofTURNER SCHOOLS
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
36%
+4pp
37%34%31%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 36%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
15%
+2pp
15%14%13%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 15%
Attainment 8
33.7
+2.7
36.133.130.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 33.7
EBacc entry
14%
+3pp
27%17%6%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 15%
EBacc APS
432.1
-18.4
704.4554.4404.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 432.1
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19
A-level APS
29.6
+7.3
29.625.922.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 29.6
A-level value added
-0.17
+0.1
-0.2-0.2-0.3
'19'24'25
'25 · -0.2
Average A-level grade
C
+1
CC-D
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
915
Pupil : teacher ratio
14.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
20%
FSM eligible
52%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
30%
Contact
Address
Academy Lane, Folkestone, CT19 5FP
Local authority
Kent
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 60% | 5% | 70% | 23% | 80% | 13% | 70% | 17% | 83% | 72% | 104.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | -2.70 | -2.20 | -3.60 | 17% | 1,940 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | New school |
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 36% | 15% | 33.7 | Not applicable | 14% | 432.1 | 14% | 915 |
| 2023/24 | 32% | 14% | 31.0 | -1.11 | 11% | 450.5 | 12% | 1,046 |
| 2022/23 | 31% | 13% | 30.2 | -1.05 | 6% | 404.3 | 6% | 1,080 |
| 2021/22 | 36% | 15% | 36.1 | -0.84 | 12% | 704.4 | 12% | 1,135 |
| 2018/19 | 37% | 13% | 34.2 | -0.61 | 27% | 704.2 | 27% | 1,940 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | New school |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 29.6 | C | -0.17 | Suppressed | 32 |
| 2023/24 | 22.2 | D+ | -0.28 | Suppressed | 81 |
| 2022/23 | 23.0 | D+ | — | 0% | 76 |
| 2021/22 | 28.7 | C | — | 17% | 47 |
| 2018/19 | 23.4 | D+ | -0.33 | 0% | 102 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 915 | 14.2 | 21% | 20% | 52% | 10% | 30% |
| 2023/24 | 1,046 | 17.5 | 20% | 20% | 49% | 14% | 43% |
| 2022/23 | 1,080 | 18.4 | 23% | 17% | 49% | 13% | 42% |
| 2021/22 | 1,135 | 19.1 | 24% | 14% | 47% | 16% | 48% |
| 2020/21 | 1,207 | 16.4 | 24% | 14% | 43% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,940 | 19.0 | 17% | 11% | 38% | 10% | 27% |
| 2017/18 | — | — | — | — | — | 10% | 31% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.