Folkestone Academy, Folkestone

Overview

Folkestone Academy is a state-funded school (academy sponsor led) in Folkestone, South East, for pupils aged 11–19. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Academy sponsor led
Establishment group: Academies
Phase of education: Secondary
Age range: Ages 11–19
Gender of entry: Mixed
Boarding: No boarders
Sixth form: Yes
School capacity: 1,720
Pupils on roll: 936
URN: 145420

Admissions

Admissions policy: Non-selective
Local authority: Kent
Academy trust or group: TURNER SCHOOLS

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School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date: 1,430
Pupils on roll: 910
Unfilled places at survey date: 520

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

Entry point

2026/27 admissions · Year 7

First preferences: 98
Total preferences: 379
Offers made: 144

First preferences compared with offers

0.68 first preferences per offer

98 first preferences and 144 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	98	379	144
2025/26	130	397	180
2024/25	106	376	198
2023/24	118	382	206
2022/23	92	269	208

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

2024/25 results

Attainment 8 score
School
33.7
England
47.1
Pupils included: 166
Grade 5 or above in English & maths
School
15.1%
England
46.5%
Pupils included: 166
Grade 4 or above in English & maths
School
36.1%
England
66.4%
Pupils included: 166
Entering the EBacc
School
14.5%
England
41.5%
Pupils included: 166

Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 19 May 2026 · Published 1 July 2026

Renewed education inspection framework

Safeguarding standards: Met
Inclusion: Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
Achievement: Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
Early years (where applicable): Not applicable
Post-16 provision (where applicable): Expected standard
Leadership and governance: Expected standard

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Previous inspection information

Ofsted inspection
Inspected 20 April 2022 · Published 16 June 2022
Overall effectiveness: Good
Safeguarding was effective: Yes
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Ofsted changed how it inspects and reports on schools in November 2025. Judgements from the previous and current frameworks use different systems and should not be directly compared.

School Nest shows the inspection information Ofsted currently publishes for this school. It is not a complete record of every inspection the school has ever had.

Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

SEND and additional needs

Types of special educational need recorded in the official dataset. These describe recorded provision, not a judgement of quality.

ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Location

Address: Academy Lane, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5FP
Local authority: Kent
Area: Schools in Folkestone and Hythe

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