The Folkestone School for Girls has an enviable reputation and established history of outstanding academic results. In combination with outstanding attainment, the outstanding levels of progress made by students from all starting points place us amongst the very best schools in the country year on year. It is with this in mind that The Folkestone School for Girls finds itself in a position to again report on another set of stunning results for Summer 2021

Students in 2021 received Teacher Assessed Grades (TAGs) at Level 2 and Level 3. Ofqual consulted on and implemented a standardised process for exam results this summer. The Government and Ofqual agreed to implement a system by which teacher assessment grades, which are evidence-based grades reflecting students’ attainment in content they had been taught, were issued in the absence of public examinations. The system was more robust than the Centre Assessed Grades approach used in 2020.

Yr11 GCSE - 183 students

Threshold	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Students achieving a 4+ in both English & Maths	96%	96%	98%	99%	99%
Students achieving a 5+ in both English & Maths	76%	77%	82%	85%	86%
Students achieving 5+ A*-C (Inc Maths & English 4+)	96%	95%	98%	99%	99%
Students achieving the Ebacc*	64%	57%	59%	51%	62%

*The Ebacc consists of English, Mathematics, Science, Geography or History AND a Modern Foreign Language. Not all students had elected to study this particular combination of subjects.

2016	2017	2018	2019	5 Year Average	2020	2021
0.51	0.66	0.43	0.77	0.58	0.96	n/a*

*A progress 8 score cannot be calculated for the 2021 results, as the students in Year 11 have Key Stage 2 Scaled Scores and not fine point scores. Due to the absence of examinations in 2020 and 2021 the DfE has never indicated how progress will be measured when Scaled Scores are the starting point.

Year 13 A-LEVELS - 135 students

Threshold	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Pass rate	99%	99%	98%	94%	99%	100%	100%
A*/A grades	19%	19%	23%	32%	30%	44%	46%
A*-B grades	51%	54%	52%	54%	51%	66%	71%

 

		2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
APS per entry		32.5	33.5	33.5	35.3	37.1	40.1	41.7
APS per grade		C+	C+	C+	B-	B-	B	B

 

		2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Progress score (Academic)		-0.17	-0.30	-0.19	+0.15	n/a*
Progress score (A Level)		-0.17	-0.30	-0.20	+0.15-	n/a*
Progress score (Applied)		N/A	-0.06	0.14	+0.18	n/a*
AAB (at least 2 facilitating subjects)		3.16%	19.30%	16.70%	26.60%	23.70%
APS (best 3 A Levels)		29.08	36.60	37.10	40.10	41.7
Average Grade (best 3 A Levels)		C	B-	B-	B	B

*A L3VA score has not been calculated for the 2021 results, as there are no L3 benchmarks for this cohort.

We consider attainment and achievement to be outstanding. Students leave the school with an outstanding portfolio of academic qualifications. They are well qualified, well rounded young women and are well equipped for varied, fulfilling careers. The outstanding results achieved are testament to the hard work of students, the professionalism and dedication of staff, the continuing support of parents and the guidance and direction of trustees. They further cement The Folkestone School for Girls' already enviable reputation, locally and nationally, for delivering consistently outstanding academic results.

For the attention of all students in Year 9 upwards: Public examinations/qualifications -  candidate Privacy Notices

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 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/lrs-privacy-notices/lrs-privacy-notice

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 https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/privacy-policy.html

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