Compare The Folkestone School for Girls and The Harvey Grammar School and Turner Free School
Comparison of secondary schools: The Folkestone School for Girls (Secondary) in Folkestone; The Harvey Grammar School (Secondary) in Folkestone; Turner Free School (Secondary) in Folkestone — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares The Folkestone School for Girls, The Harvey Grammar School and Turner Free School. They are secondary phase and academy converter and free schools type located around Folkestone, Kent and Folkestone. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (The Harvey Grammar School), published Apr 2016. The lowest is 2 (The Folkestone School for Girls), published Jun 2024. The most recent inspection on record is for The Folkestone School for Girls (Jun 2024). average roll around ≈ 1,050, combined total ≈ 3,200, typical FSM 20–25%, range 10–15%–40–45%; spread across trusts such as The Folkestone School for Girls Academy Trust, The Harvey Academy and Turner Schools.
| Attribute |
The Folkestone School for Girls
CT20 3RB
|
The Harvey Grammar School
CT19 5JY
|
Turner Free School
CT19 4PB
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Secondary • Academy converter | Secondary • Academy converter | Secondary • Free schools |
| Location |
Folkestone Kent CT20 3RB |
Folkestone Kent CT19 5JY |
Folkestone CT19 4PB |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 10 Jun 2024 | 1 25 Apr 2016 | 2 30 Jan 2023 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 1,150 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,000 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,000 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 10–15% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 10–15% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 40–45% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 1053 | 980 | 1260 |
| Capacity utilisation | Over capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Girls | Boys | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Selective | Selective | Non-selective |
| Trust / Local authority | The Folkestone School for Girls Academy Trust | The Harvey Academy | Turner Schools |
| Website | www.folkestonegirls.kent.sch.uk | www.harveygs.kent.sch.uk | www.turnerfreeschool.org |
| Telephone | 01303251125 | 01303252131 | 01303842400 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Folkestone
Kent
CT20 3RB - Ofsted
- 2 10 Jun 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,150 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 10–15% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- The Folkestone School for Girls Academy Trust
- Website
- www.folkestonegirls.kent.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01303251125
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Folkestone
Kent
CT19 5JY - Ofsted
- 1 25 Apr 2016
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,000 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 10–15% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- The Harvey Academy
- Website
- www.harveygs.kent.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01303252131
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Free schools
- Location
- Folkestone
CT19 4PB - Ofsted
- 2 30 Jan 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,000 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 40–45% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Turner Schools
- Website
- www.turnerfreeschool.org
- Telephone
- 01303842400
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