Report card · inspected Apr 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
Inspection history
- 21 April 2026Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
- 16 March 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry580 applications · 148 places offered · 172 named it first
- 2026 3.9; Kent median median 3.1
- 2025 3.5; Kent median median 3.0
- 2024 3.6; Kent median median 3.2
- 2023 2.8; Kent median median 3.2
- 2022 3.1; Kent median median 2.9
- 2021 3.2; Kent median median 3.6
- 2020 3.2; Kent median median 3.1
- 2019 3.1; Kent median median 2.9
- 2018 3.0; Kent median median 3.1
- 2017 2.6; Kent median median 3.0
- 2016 2.6; Kent median median 3.3
- 2015 2.3; Kent median median 3.2
- 2014 2.5; Kent median median 3.1
- This school
- Kent median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 148 | 580 | 3.9 | 172 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2025 | 144 | 510 | 3.5 | 185 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2024 | 147 | 532 | 3.6 | 177 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2023 | 148 | 421 | 2.8 | 112 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2022 | 145 | 454 | 3.1 | 148 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2021 | 150 | 479 | 3.2 | 107 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2020 | 150 | 474 | 3.2 | 122 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2019 | 149 | 459 | 3.1 | 169 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2018 | 150 | 443 | 3.0 | 155 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2017 | 150 | 393 | 2.6 | 120 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2016 | 135 | 348 | 2.6 | 97 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2015 | 145 | 334 | 2.3 | 85 | 0.59 |
| Sep 2014 | 131 | 328 | 2.5 | 73 | 0.56 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 150 | 47.1 | 53% | 71% | – |
| 2024/25 | 145 | 49.1 | 55% | 72% | – |
| 2023/24 | 150 | 42.1 | 37% | 61% | −0.04 |
| 2022/23 | 147 | 45.0 | 49% | 72% | +0.01 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Dartford Science & Technology CollegeThis schoolThis school20263.9applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
- 0.2 km · Kent20267.1applications per place 77.3Attainment 8 Selective
- 0.4 km · KentOutstanding20228.8applications per place 78.9Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.4 km · KentGood20225.2applications per place 65.3Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.6 km · KentRemains Good20235.9applications per place 67.6Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.7 km · KentOutstanding20235.2applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · BexleyGood20223.2applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · KentRemains Good20232.8applications per place 46.5Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · Kent20262.9applications per place 41.3Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources