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The Folkestone School for Girls

The Folkestone School for Girls
Coolinge Lane
Folkestone
Kent
England
CT203RB

📞 phone: 01303 251125

👨‍🏫 headteacher: Mr Mark Lester

🌍 web: www.folkestonegirls.kent.sch.uk

1170 pupils girls gender
1053 pupils capacity: 111% full

1170 girls 100%

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Admissions policy
Selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
137837
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
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Establishment #
5437
Open date
1. February 2012
Reason open
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OSGB coordinates
Easting: 620830, Northing: 135551
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 51.077, Longitude: 1.1512
Accepting pupils
11—18 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
18. January 2024
Ofsted last inspection
23. April 2024
Region › Const. › Ward
South East › Folkestone and Hythe › Sandgate & West Folkestone
Free school meals %
13.40
Trust
THE FOLKESTONE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS ACADEMY TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10036180

School governors

  • Ms Helen Starkie, Local Governor
    (24. March 2022—23. March 2026)
  • Mr Alan Maycock, Local Governor
    (22. January 2024—21. January 2028)
  • Mr Mark Lester, Local Governor
    (1. September 2018—None)
  • Ms Sally Ann Williamson, Local Governor
    (13. May 2023—12. May 2027)
  • Mr John David Mather, Local Governor
    (17. April 2023—16. April 2027)
  • Mr Charles Paul Henry Lancefield, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (27. November 2024—31. January 2028)
  • Mrs Sarah Eleanor Ware, Local Governor
    (1. February 2024—31. January 2028)
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