Folkestone Academy is a
mixed secondary school and
sixth form
In the education systems of England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, ages 16 to 18. Pupils typically prepare for A-l ...
with
academy status in
Folkestone,
Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...
, England that was established in September 2007. In April 2017, the school became a part of Turner Schools
History
The £40m purpose-built academy opened in 2007 and replaced the town's Channel School. In October 2013 a sixth form centre was built at The Glassworks, in Folkestone's Creative Quarter close to the town centre.
It was originally established as an
all-through school educating pupils from the age of 4. However the
primary department of the school was formally split from Folkestone Academy in September 2020 to become Folkestone Primary.
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Educational institutions established in 2007
Secondary schools in Kent
Academies in Kent
Folkestone
2007 establishments in England
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