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Folkestone Academy

Folkestone Academy
Academy Lane
Folkestone
Kent
England
CT195FP

📞 phone: 01303 842400

👨‍🏫 headed by: Mr Steven Shaw

🌍 web: www.folkestoneacademy.com

1046 pupils mixed gender
2170 pupils capacity: 48% full

530 boys 51%

516 girls 49%

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Secondary — Academy sponsor led

Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
145420
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Establishment #
4020
Open date
1. December 2017
Reason open
Fresh Start
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 621910, Northing: 137354
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 51.093, Longitude: 1.1677
Accepting pupils
11—19 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
18. January 2024
Ofsted last inspection
20. April 2022
Region › Const. › Ward
South East › Folkestone and Hythe › Broadmead
Free school meals %
47.70
Trust
TURNER SCHOOLS
Learning provider ref #
10066337

School governors

  • Miss Louise Feaver, Local Governor
    (2. September 2020—1. September 2024)
  • Mr Steven Shaw, Local Governor
    (2. September 2020—None)
  • Mr Robert Roy, Local Governor
    (27. September 2021—26. September 2025)
  • Mr Michael Pearce, Local Governor
    (1. December 2021—30. November 2025)
  • Mr Pete Talbot, Local Governor
    (8. March 2022—21. October 2024)
  • Mr Gregory Aidan Hunter, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (13. September 2022—16. July 2024)
  • Mr Gregory Aidan Hunter, Local Governor
    (13. September 2022—12. September 2026)
  • Miss Sophie Waddell, Local Governor
    (28. March 2023—27. March 2027)
  • Ms Nancy Bueffler, Local Governor
    (23. November 2023—22. November 2027)
  • Miss Jade Bell, Local Governor
    (12. December 2023—15. March 2024)
  • Mrs Alice Edgington, Local Governor
    (16. July 2024—15. July 2028)
  • Miss Ruth Palmer, Local Governor
    (16. July 2024—15. July 2028)
  • Mr Gregory Hunter, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (16. July 2024—31. August 2025)
  • Miss Louise Feaver, Local Governor
    (2. September 2024—1. September 2028)
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  10. 1.0 mileFolkestone Beacon Plus, CT201AU
  11. Schools Primary
  12. Folkestone Primary, CT195FP (428 pupils)
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  18. 1.1 milesSandgate Primary School, CT203QU (420 pupils)
  19. Logistics Providers
  20. 0.2 milesBlue Jays Home Delivery, CT195DU
  21. Manufacturers
  22. 0.1 miles★★★★★Docker Bakery, CT195EU
  23. Bars & Nightclubs
  24. 0.3 miles★★★★★The Master Brewer, CT195UD
  25. Restaurants & Cafés
  26. 0.1 miles★★★★★Starbucks Coffee, CT195GA
  27. 0.1 miles★★★★★McDonalds Restaurant, CT195GA
  28. 0.2 miles★★★★★The Catering Club, CT195EY
  29. Retail Stores
  30. 0.1 milesArgos, CT195GA
  31. 0.1 milesGraham, CT195EU
  32. 0.1 miles★★★★★B & M Retail Ltd, CT195GA
  33. 0.1 miles★★★★★Kent Food Hubs, CT195EU
  34. 0.3 miles★★★★★Bargain Warehouse, CT195FG
  35. Supermarkets
  36. 0.1 miles★★★★★Sainsburys, CT195GA
  37. School Food Ratings
  38. 0.1 miles★★★★★Folkestone Academy, CT195FP
  39. 0.1 miles★★★★★Folkestone Primary Academy, CT195FP
  40. Takeaway Shops
  41. 0.2 miles★★★★★Subway, CT195FF

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