Folkestone Academy is a secondary school located in Folkestone. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/10/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are below average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 9.6%, which is 5.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Academy Lane, Folkestone, CT19 5FP
Website: www.folkestoneacademy.com
Telephone: 01303842400
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Seamus Murphy
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 145420

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/10/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 2170
Number of Pupils: 1207
Number of Boys: 633
Number of Girls: 574

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 9.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 26.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -4.2 to -1.1
Writing
Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -3.6 to -0.8
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.6 Confidence interval -5 to -2.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.61 Confidence interval -0.76 to -0.45
Of the 267 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 263 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:27%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:13%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:34.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.64
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Folkestone Primary
Academy Lane , CT19 5FP
- not rated 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
Parkfield Road , CT19 5BY
3out of 4 709 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Mundella Primary School
Black Bull Road , CT19 5QX
- not rated 1,038 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone
Brockman Road , CT20 1DJ
3out of 4 1,345 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Morehall Primary
Morehall Primary, Chart Road , CT19 4PN
2out of 4 1,380 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Folkestone Academy
Academy Lane , CT19 5FP
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Harvey Grammar School
Cheriton Road , CT19 5JY
4out of 4 1,116 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Turner Free School
Tile Kiln Lane , Cheriton CT19 4PB
- not rated 1,468 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Folkestone School for Girls
Coolinge Lane , CT20 3RB
4out of 4 2,292 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Folkestone Beacon Plus
Park Farm Road , CT19 5DN
- not rated 371 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Beacon Folkestone
Park Farm Road , CT19 5DN
4out of 4 491 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Compass Community School Coastal Park
Heather Lodge , 2 Radnor Park West CT19 5HH
- not rated 985 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd)
29 Shorncliffe Road , CT20 2NB
- not rated 1,393 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
School of English Studies
26 Grimston Gardens , CT20 2PY
- not rated 1,546 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.