The Harvey Grammar School

The Harvey Grammar School continues to demonstrate outstanding performance since its last evaluation in 2016. Pupils take pride in their school, showcasing high attendance and low incidents of bullying, thereby maintaining a strong and supportive community. The school excels in providing a rich curriculum that is well-structured and ambitious, catering effectively to both disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs, ensuring they achieve at par with their peers. The leadership team is recognized for their exceptional direction and commitment to high standards, receiving strong support from the governing body and establishing effective relationships with parents.

Strengths

• Pupils are proud of their school and demonstrate respect and support for one another.
• The curriculum is well planned, ambitious, and securely embedded across all years.
• Strong and effective support for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.
• Teachers are subject experts who share their knowledge enthusiastically.
• High retention rates for students continuing to the sixth form and universities.
• Exemplary behavior and maturity observed among pupils.
• A robust careers program utilizing alumni effectively to guide students.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Harvey Grammar School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 8.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.2% of pupils at The Harvey Grammar School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Harvey Grammar School had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 2.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 4.8% of pupils at The Harvey Grammar School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 0.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Harvey Grammar School received £6,555 and spent £6,544 for each of its 1,015 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £591,000 (£582 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is The Harvey Grammar School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Harvey Grammar School is Outstanding, from an inspection in February 2023.

When was The Harvey Grammar School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Harvey Grammar School was last inspected in February 2023.

How many pupils does The Harvey Grammar School have?

The Harvey Grammar School has 1,005 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Harvey Grammar School cover?

The Harvey Grammar School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are The Harvey Grammar School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 65.2, and 90% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Harvey Grammar School?

The Harvey Grammar School is at Cheriton Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5JY.