Folkestone Academy
URN: 145420 • Folkestone CT19 5FP
Overview
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Status
- Open
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious
- None
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Ofsted rating
- n/a
Leadership & Contact
- Headteacher
- Steven Shaw (since 2025)
- Telephone
- 01303842400
- Website
- Visit
- Address
- Academy Lane, Folkestone CT19 5FP
Key details
- LA
- Kent
- Age range
- 11 - 19
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Trust
- TURNER SCHOOLS
- Capacity
- 1720
- Pupils
- 915
- Boys
- 472
- Girls
- 443
- FSM %
- 51.20
- Open date
- 2017-12-01
- Close date
- Last Ofsted
- Next inspection
- Data snapshot
- 2025-07-14
- County
- Kent
Trends
| Date | Pupils | Boys | Girls | Capacity | FSM% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-14 | 915 | 472 | 443 | 1720 | 51.20 |
| 2024-09-11 | 1046 | 530 | 516 | 2170 | 47.70 |
| 2023-09-11 | 1135 | 571 | 564 | 2170 | 40.70 |
| 2022-09-11 | 1135 | 571 | 564 | 2170 | 40.70 |
| 2021-09-11 | 1207 | 633 | 574 | 2170 | 37.40 |
| 2020-09-11 | 1842 | 974 | 868 | 2170 | 26.20 |
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