Best Secondary Schools in Folkestone

We checked all 5 secondary schools in Folkestone, Kent, and list every one: 4 ranked, then 1 without a rank.

Schools checked
5
Ranked
4
Without a rank
1

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Folkestone. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Folkestone also has 19 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Kent. Kent also has rankings for Maidstone, Canterbury, Gravesend, Tonbridge, Dartford and all of Kent.

Ranked secondary schools in Folkestone

  1. 1

    The Harvey Grammar School

    Academy, Selective, 1,005 pupils, inspected March 2016

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    61.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    85.5%

  2. 2

    The Folkestone School for Girls

    Academy, Selective, 1,145 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    57.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    67.3%

  3. 3

    Turner Free School

    Free school, 997 pupils, inspected December 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    37.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    24.6%

  4. 4

    Folkestone Academy

    Academy, 936 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    33.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    15.1%

Secondary schools in Folkestone without a rank