Foundation school · Kent

Northfleet School for Girls

11–18Ages
1,312Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
118788URN

Hall Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 8AQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.5 below Kent median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in KentSelective

562 applications for 219 places · 71st of 103 in Kent

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.8of 90

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

60th of 100 in Kent

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 21 April 2026Published 8 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong 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 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
2 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

2.6applications per place, Year 7

0.5 below Kent median (3.1) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

562 applications · 219 places offered · 202 named it first

2026 2.6; Kent median median 3.1
2025 2.6; Kent median median 3.0
2024 2.8; Kent median median 3.2
2023 2.4; Kent median median 3.2
2022 2.0; Kent median median 2.9
2021 2.1; Kent median median 3.6
2020 2.0; Kent median median 3.1
2019 1.8; Kent median median 2.9
2018 2.0; Kent median median 3.1
2017 2.7; Kent median median 3.0
2016 2.3; Kent median median 3.3
2015 2.9; Kent median median 3.2
2014 2.6; Kent median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 of 13 years.

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	219	562	2.6	202	0.92
Sep 2025	218	556	2.6	181	0.83
Sep 2024	216	599	2.8	206	0.95
Sep 2023	210	499	2.4	170	0.81
Sep 2022	202	397	2.0	153	0.76
Sep 2021	207	433	2.1	113	0.55
Sep 2020	208	411	2.0	154	0.74
Sep 2019	207	381	1.8	126	0.61
Sep 2018	201	391	2.0	141	0.70
Sep 2017	143	389	2.7	100	0.70
Sep 2016	198	452	2.3	122	0.62
Sep 2015	139	397	2.9	92	0.66
Sep 2014	149	393	2.6	118	0.79

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

204 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.860th of 100 in Kent

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths35%52nd of 100 in Kent

Kent 35% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths53%

Kent 60% England 66%

This school
Kent median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.17

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	204	39.8	35%	53%	–
2024/25	204	43.0	37%	64%	–
2023/24	206	41.4	36%	60%	−0.17
2022/23	190	44.3	37%	61%	+0.15

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

Northfleet School for GirlsThis school
This school

2026

2.6applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
Northfleet Technology College
0.5 km · Kent

Good2022

2.1applications per place 35.7Attainment 8
Saint George's Church of England School
1.4 km · Kent

Good2023

4.5applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
1.6 km · Kent

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 62.2Attainment 8 Selective
Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet
2.4 km · Kent

Improved significantly2024

3.5applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
3.1 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

4.7applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Gravesend Grammar School
3.1 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 67.9Attainment 8 Selective
Alkerden Church of England Academy
3.3 km · Kent

Not yet inspected

2.1applications per place
Thamesview School
4.0 km · Kent

Good2024

1.7applications per place 36.6Attainment 8

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 118788 · 886/4040
Trust: Northfleet Schools Co-Operative Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,145 pupils · 1,312 on roll
Free school meals: 39.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Hall Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 8AQ
Local authority: Kent · Gravesham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources