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Girls' schools in and near Folkestone

All 1 girls' school in Folkestone, and the nearest just outside.

1 school in Folkestone

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  1. The Folkestone School for Girls

    Folkestone, CT20 3RB · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Folkestone girls schools average.

    233 first choices, 180 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1662.3

    Folkestone girls schools 62.3England 46.2

    Days missed
    7.1%Folkestone girls schools 7.1%
    Pupils
    1,145
    Pupils per teacher
    17.8
    View school The Folkestone School for Girls

Just outside Folkestone

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Folkestone.

  1. Dover Grammar School for Girls

    7.1 miles from Folkestone · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results below the Folkestone girls schools average.

    178 first choices, 140 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1656.7

    Folkestone girls schools 62.3England 46.2

    Days missed
    6.9%Folkestone girls schools 7.1%
    Pupils
    847
    Pupils per teacher
    15.6
    View school Dover Grammar School for Girls
  2. Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School

    12.7 miles from Folkestone · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Folkestone girls schools average.

    199 first choices, 166 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1666.0

    Folkestone girls schools 62.3England 46.2

    Days missed
    6.5%Folkestone girls schools 7.1%
    Pupils
    1,258
    Pupils per teacher
    17.6
    View school Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
  3. Highworth Grammar School

    13.8 miles from Folkestone · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Folkestone girls schools average, low absence.

    267 first choices, 214 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1669.2

    Folkestone girls schools 62.3England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.8%Folkestone girls schools 7.1%
    Pupils
    1,553
    Pupils per teacher
    17.7
    View school Highworth Grammar School
  4. Highsted Grammar School

    25.1 miles from Folkestone · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Folkestone girls schools average, low absence.

    139 first choices, 109 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1661.9

    Folkestone girls schools 62.3England 46.2

    Days missed
    6.0%Folkestone girls schools 7.1%
    Pupils
    793
    Pupils per teacher
    16.0
    View school Highsted Grammar School
The big picture

How Folkestone's girls' schools spread out

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Ofsted grades in Folkestone

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 1
  • Good: 1 of 1
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 1
  • Inadequate: 0 of 1
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About these schools

Girls' schools in Folkestone, explained

There is 1 girls' schools in Folkestone, teaching 1,145 children. 0 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in Folkestone girls schools scored an average Attainment 8 of 62.3 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

13.8% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,975 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 19.7% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many girls schools are in Folkestone?
There are 1 girls schools in Folkestone, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best girls schools in Folkestone?
The highest-ranked girls schools in Folkestone on Eduscope are The Folkestone School for Girls. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are girls schools in Folkestone ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Folkestone girls schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across girls schools in Folkestone is 18:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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