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Schools in Folkestone

56 schools from official GIAS records — including 30 primary and 8 secondary.

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School data currently covers England using official GIAS records. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland may be added when official datasets are integrated.

About schools in Folkestone

Folkestone has 56 schools listed in the Department for Education's Get Information about Schools (GIAS) register. By phase, that is 30 primary (75%), 8 secondary (20%) and 1 all-through (3%). They fall under Kent local authority. The most common types are other independent school (9), academy converter (9) and community school (8). This includes 15 academies, 11 independent schools and 9 special schools.

How many schools are there in Folkestone?

GIAS lists 56 schools in Folkestone, England.

What types of schools are in Folkestone?

The biggest groups by phase are primary (30), secondary (8) and all-through (1).

Which local authority covers Folkestone?

Folkestone schools are in Kent.

Where does this Folkestone data come from?

School records come from GIAS; inspection outcomes from Ofsted and results from DfE performance tables, where available for each school.

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More about schools in Folkestone

Breakdowns from GIAS establishment records for this town. Use these to spot the mix of phases, ages and types — then open individual school profiles for Ofsted and performance.

Gender mix

  • Mixed49
  • Boys4
  • Girls2

Age ranges

  • 4–1122
  • 11–186
  • 3–114
  • 2–114
  • 11–162
  • 2–142
  • 16–992
  • 3–182

Local authorities

  • Kent56

School types

  • Other independent school9
  • Academy converter9
  • Community school8
  • Foundation school7
  • Academy sponsor led6
  • Voluntary controlled school4
  • Voluntary aided school4
  • Pupil referral unit2
  • Other independent special school2
  • Special post 16 institution1
Special
9
Independent
11
Academies
15

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