Folkestone Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 21 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Kent
Unique reference
145420
Address
Academy Lane, CT19 5FP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1046 (62% of total capacity)
Boys
50.7%
Girls
49.3%
First language not English
20.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
46%
Persistent absence
42.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 68.9%
Other White 9.4%
Mixed 5%
Unclassified 4.7%
Other Asian 3.3%
Other 2.5%
African 2.3%
Indian 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-1.05
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.12
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 6%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 13%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 30.2
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 2.21
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award70
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award31
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award48
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award8
Health StudiesTechnical Award48
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award36
Speech & DramaTechnical Award13
Sports StudiesTechnical Award42
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE39
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE24
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Folkestone Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
198
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
106
2nd preference
110
3rd preference
106
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
106
2nd preference
33
3rd preference
15
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
183
102
81
Year 8
189
79
110
Year 9
200
103
97
Year 10
188
100
88
Year 11
191
92
99
Year 12
26
14
12
Year 13
69
40
29
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
82.0%
86.7%
85.6%
Further education
48.0%
26.6%
35.4%
School sixth form
32.0%
59.1%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.3%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.8%
0.5%
Entering employment
8.0%
4.4%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
2.4%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
8.0%
5.4%
5.9%
Destination unknown
SP
1.0%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
58.0%
63.8%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
4.0%
24.7%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
1.9%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
2.5%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021