The Folkestone School for Girls
Folkestone, Kent · Girls · 11-18
Reviewed against the school’s own admissions policy · September 2026
The Folkestone School for Girls — the district's selective girls' grammar school, with a girls-only sixth form. Kent Test (or the joint Shepway Test) admissions with a Folkestone & Hythe priority.
Key facts
| Gender intake | Girls |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Admissions test | Kent Test |
| Year 7 places (PAN) | 180 |
| Official website | www.folkestonegirls.kent.sch.uk/ |
The entrance test
Every applicant sits the first stage; each step below narrows to the last.
Sit the Kent Test or the joint Shepway Test
Reach the selective standard in either
Ranked — Folkestone & Hythe district first, then distance
Places offered
180
The only selective girls' school in the Folkestone & Hythe district, with its own girls-only sixth form. A girl qualifies by reaching the selective standard in either the county Kent Test or 'the Shepway Test', which the school runs jointly with The Harvey Grammar School. When oversubscribed the order is looked-after children, then Pupil Premium girls in the district, then other girls in the district, then everyone else — nearest first within each group.
How places are decided
Priority order when the school is oversubscribed. The small categories are settled first.
- 1Looked-after & previously looked-after girls
- 2Pupil Premium girls in the Folkestone & Hythe district
- 3Other girls in the Folkestone & Hythe districtmost places
- 4Girls outside the district — by distance
Catchment & priority area
Area-based priority
No hard catchment, but the district of Folkestone & Hythe (formerly Shepway) is a priority band in the oversubscription order, defined by a map in the school's policy. Qualified girls outside the district are still eligible, just ranked last. Straight-line distance decides within each tier.
Key dates
The same timetable for every Kent grammar school. Confirm the current year with KCC.
1 June – 1 July
Register for the Kent Test with KCC
Early September
Test sat, in Year 6
15 October
Results released
1 March
National offer day
Always verify against the school’s own current admissions policy — criteria, catchment boundaries and places-available can all change between admissions cycles, and The Folkestone School for Girls’s own website is the authoritative source, not this page.
All Kent grammar schools use the same county-wide test — see the format, timeline and registration process. For the wider picture of grammar schools across England, see UK Grammar Schools: List, Competition & Results.
Common questions about The Folkestone School for Girls
What is the catchment area for The Folkestone School for Girls?
There is no hard catchment, but the district of Folkestone & Hythe (formerly Shepway) is a priority band — Pupil Premium girls in the district come first, then other girls in the district, then girls elsewhere, nearest first within each group.
What is the Shepway Test?
A selection test the school runs jointly with The Harvey Grammar School (reasoning papers plus a short writing task). It is an alternative route, not an extra hurdle — reaching the standard in either the Kent Test or the Shepway Test qualifies a girl.
Is the sixth form at The Folkestone School for Girls mixed?
No — the school runs its own girls-only sixth form.
How many places does The Folkestone School for Girls offer?
The Published Admission Number for Year 7 is 180.
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