Folkestone Academy
Secondary schoolFolkestone Academy is a secondary school in Folkestone and Hythe, for pupils aged 11 to 19. It had 936 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 19 May 2026
- Safeguarding
- 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
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Folkestone Academy was 38.0, against 44.2 in Folkestone and Hythe and 46.2 in England.
25.9% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Folkestone and Hythe | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 38.0 | 44.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25.9% | 42.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52.3% | 62.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 174 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Folkestone PrimaryPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)10 m
- The Beacon FolkestoneSpecial. School remains Outstanding, June 2024450 m
- Stella Maris Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)650 m
- Mundella Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)950 m
- Compass Community School Coastal ParkSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1 km
- The Harvey Grammar SchoolSecondary. School remains Outstanding, December 2022. Attainment 8 of 65.2 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Folkestone and Hythe
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).