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The Folkestone School for Girls catchment area

Folkestone · girls grammar school · ages 11 to 18
Admissions
Catchment area
(distance priority)
Intake
Girls · ages 11 to 18
11+ test
Kent Test
Year 7 places
180
Location
Folkestone, Kent
Catchment, explained

How catchment works at The Folkestone School for Girls

The Folkestone School for Girls draws its intake using a designated catchment or distance priority around Folkestone. To be considered your child first needs to pass Kent Test, which makes them eligible but does not guarantee a place.

180 places: priority to Folkestone & Hythe residents (distance within), then other girls ranked by nearness to school. The qualifying distance shifts every year with demand, so a postcode that was inside the catchment one year can fall outside it the next.

Bottom line: for The Folkestone School for Girls, both things matter, your child must pass the 11+, and you generally need to live close enough to clear that year's distance cut-off.
Grammar schools near Folkestone
Kent
Nearby options

Other grammar schools near Folkestone

The Harvey Grammar School
Folkestone · Catchment area
0.4 miles away
Dover Grammar School for Boys
Dover · Catchment area
6.9 miles away
Dover Grammar School for Girls
Dover · Catchment area
6.9 miles away
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Canterbury · Catchment area
12.5 miles away
Norton Knatchbull School
Ashford · Catchment area
12.5 miles away
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
Canterbury · Catchment area
12.6 miles away
Applying

Sitting the 11+ for The Folkestone School for Girls

1

Register

Sign up for Kent Test with the school or local authority, usually by early summer before Year 6 begins.

2

Sit the test

Your child takes the test in September of Year 6. Results follow in October, before the 31 October secondary application deadline.

3

Get your place

Pass, then your home distance decides. List Folkestone schools by preference on the application.

FAQs

The Folkestone School for Girls catchment, your questions answered

Does The Folkestone School for Girls have a catchment area?+
Yes - girls in the District of Folkestone & Hythe are the priority catchment, then distance decides remaining places.
Is The Folkestone School for Girls super-selective?+
No. The Folkestone School for Girls is a selective grammar with a catchment or distance priority, so both a qualifying mark and your home address affect whether you get a place.
How is the catchment for The Folkestone School for Girls measured?+
180 places: priority to Folkestone & Hythe residents (distance within), then other girls ranked by nearness to school. Distances are normally measured in a straight line from your home to the school, and the cut-off moves each year with demand.
What test does my child sit for The Folkestone School for Girls?+
Children applying to The Folkestone School for Girls sit Kent Test, usually at the start of Year 6. Register with the school or local authority before the summer deadline in Year 5.
How many places does The Folkestone School for Girls offer?+
The Folkestone School for Girls admits 180 pupils into Year 7 each year. With far more qualifiers than places, the score needed in practice is well above the basic pass mark.
Can we apply to The Folkestone School for Girls from outside the area?+
Yes, you can always apply. In quieter years out-of-area children are offered places, but in-catchment families take priority, so it is less predictable.
Does passing the 11+ guarantee a place at The Folkestone School for Girls?+
No. Passing qualifies your child, the place then depends on the admissions priorities, most often home-to-school distance.
When do we register for the Kent Test?+
Registration usually opens in the spring or early summer of Year 5 and closes before the test, which is sat in September of Year 6. Results come back in October, the secondary application deadline is 31 October, and offers are sent on national offer day, 1 March. Always confirm the exact dates with The Folkestone School for Girls or your local authority.

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Catchment and admissions details change every year. This page is an indicative guide for parents, always confirm the current catchment area, distances, places and test arrangements directly with The Folkestone School for Girls and your local authority before applying.