- What did Ofsted judge The Harvey Grammar School's overall effectiveness to be?
- Ofsted judged The Harvey Grammar School's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in March 2016 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in December 2022 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
- How many pupils attend The Harvey Grammar School?
- The Harvey Grammar School has 1,005 pupils on roll.
- What are The Harvey Grammar School’s exam results?
- In 2025-26 (DfE’s provisional figures), its average Attainment 8 score was 65.2: DfE’s measure of pupils’ results across eight GCSE-level subjects. In 2024-25, A-level students averaged 33.2 points per A-level entry. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.
- What ages does The Harvey Grammar School take?
- The Harvey Grammar School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
- Where is The Harvey Grammar School located?
- The Harvey Grammar School is located in Folkestone, CT19 5JY, Kent.
- How do I apply to The Harvey Grammar School?
- The Harvey Grammar School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
- How are Year 7 places decided at The Harvey Grammar School?
- When The Harvey Grammar School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in Local Authority Care or Previously in Local Authority Care — a 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. A previously looked after child means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Boys in receipt of Pupil Premium who reside in the District of Folkestone and Hythe — A child is eligible for Pupil Premium where they have been registered for free school meals (FSM) at any point in the last 6 years. This does not include children who have only been eligible to receive Universal Infant Free School Meals. Parents wishing to apply under this criterion must ensure they complete the Supplementary Form for Pupil Premium Information and return it to the school by 31st October in the year of application; 3. Boys who reside in the District of Folkestone and Hythe — in the event of the number of successful pupils in the district of Folkestone and Hythe exceeding the number of places available, the nearness of a child's home to school will apply, measured in a straight line using the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) address point, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 150 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place. This process will be supervised by someone independent of the school.
- What is the largest ethnic background at The Harvey Grammar School?
- According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 76.9% of pupils at The Harvey Grammar School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.