Establishment The Folkestone School for Girls

URN: 137837

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Address
Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3RB
Local authority
Kent (886)
Headteacher / Principal
Mr Mark Lester
Phase of education
Secondary
School type
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Gender of entry
Girls
ID
URN: 137837, DfE number: 886/5437
UKPRN: 10036180
Establishment status
Open
Admissions policy
Selective
Telephone
01303251125
Ofsted rating
Good (Last inspection: 23 April 2024)
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Religious character
None
Diocese
Not applicable
Religious ethos
Does not apply
Boarders
No boarders
Nursery provision
Not applicable
Official sixth form
Has a sixth form
Number of pupils
1170
Section 41 approved
Not applicable
Open date
1 February 2012
Reason establishment opened
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Closed date
Not recorded
Reason establishment closed
Not recorded
Special classes
No Special Classes
Percentage of children eligible for free school meals Help with percentage of children eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
13.4%
Date last changed / confirmed
15 November 2024
Type of SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Not recorded
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Chair of local governing body

Chair of local governing body
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Dawn Louise Curzon Not recorded Appointed by academy members 29 November 2023 28 November 2027

Local governors

Local governors
Name Shared with Appointed by From To
Charles Paul Henry Lancefield Not recorded Elected by parents 1 February 2024 31 January 2028
Sarah Eleanor Ware Not recorded Elected by parents 1 February 2024 31 January 2028
Alan Maycock Not recorded Appointed by GB/board 22 January 2024 21 January 2028
Sally Ann Williamson Not recorded Appointed by GB/board 13 May 2023 12 May 2027
John David Mather Not recorded Appointed by GB/board 17 April 2023 16 April 2027
Helen Starkie Not recorded Appointed by GB/board 24 March 2022 23 March 2026
Mark Lester Not recorded Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal 1 September 2018 Not recorded

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Name Role Appointed by From To
Sarah Marita Thorne Chair of local governing body Appointed by GB/board 31 January 2020 28 November 2023
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Government office region (GOR)
South East
District
Folkestone and Hythe
Ward
Sandgate & West Folkestone
Parliamentary constituency
Folkestone and Hythe
Urban/rural description
(England/Wales) Urban city and town
Government Statistical Service (GSS) local authority code
E10000016
Easting
620830
Northing
135551
Unique property reference number (UPRN)
50026109
Middle super output area (MSOA) Help with middle super output area Opens a dialog
Folkestone and Hythe 006
Lower super output area (LSOA) Help with lower super output area Opens a dialog
Folkestone and Hythe 006H
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Free school meals

This field is not editable by establishment users as it is populated by the DfE using the underlying data from the schools, pupils and their characteristics statistical release published each summer. The figures used are the performance table figures which ensures GIAS and the Find and Compare Schools in England service are consistent.

This information is compiled from the data returned by establishments for their establishment's situation on the third Thursday in January, in the spring school census data collection return.

This field shows whether a pupil's family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Pupils or their parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This field does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but the percentage of those who are eligible to receive them.

Middle super output area (MSOA)

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Lower super output area (LSOA)

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