Foundation school · Kent

Northfleet Technology College

11–18Ages
974Pupils
SecondaryPhase
BoysPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
118928URN

Colyer Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 8BG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

1.0 below Kent median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in KentSelective

350 applications for 169 places · 87th of 103 in Kent

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

35.7of 90

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

87th of 100 in Kent

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		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 entry

2.1applications per place, Year 7

1.0 below Kent median (3.1) close to England median (2.2)

350 applications · 169 places offered · 107 named it first

2026 2.1; Kent median median 3.1
2025 2.2; Kent median median 3.0
2024 1.9; Kent median median 3.2
2023 1.9; Kent median median 3.2
2022 2.0; Kent median median 2.9
2021 2.0; Kent median median 3.6
2020 1.9; Kent median median 3.1
2019 1.9; Kent median median 2.9
2018 2.3; Kent median median 3.1
2017 2.3; Kent median median 3.0
2016 2.3; Kent median median 3.3
2015 2.6; Kent median median 3.2
2014 2.7; 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	169	350	2.1	107	0.63
Sep 2025	186	399	2.2	142	0.76
Sep 2024	186	354	1.9	112	0.60
Sep 2023	185	345	1.9	109	0.59
Sep 2022	130	263	2.0	88	0.68
Sep 2021	163	326	2.0	75	0.46
Sep 2020	144	275	1.9	86	0.60
Sep 2019	164	306	1.9	110	0.67
Sep 2018	164	382	2.3	128	0.78
Sep 2017	176	407	2.3	139	0.79
Sep 2016	189	442	2.3	142	0.75
Sep 2015	163	431	2.6	156	0.96
Sep 2014	164	447	2.7	149	0.91

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

144 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)35.787th of 100 in Kent

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths26%74th of 100 in Kent

Kent 35% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths51%

Kent 60% England 66%

This school
Kent median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.49

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	144	35.7	26%	51%	–
2024/25	141	35.7	28%	49%	–
2023/24	153	35.9	23%	45%	−0.49
2022/23	156	39.5	31%	54%	−0.13

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 Technology CollegeThis school
This school

Good2022

2.1applications per place 35.7Attainment 8
Northfleet School for Girls
0.5 km · Kent

2026

2.6applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
1.2 km · Kent

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 62.2Attainment 8 Selective
Saint George's Church of England School
1.3 km · Kent

Good2023

4.5applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet
2.3 km · Kent

Improved significantly2024

3.5applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
Gravesend Grammar School
2.8 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 67.9Attainment 8 Selective
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
2.9 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

4.7applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Alkerden Church of England Academy
3.4 km · Kent

Not yet inspected

2.1applications per place
Thamesview School
3.9 km · Kent

Good2024

1.7applications per place 36.6Attainment 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

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 118928 · 886/5456
Trust: Northfleet Schools Co-Operative Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 989 pupils · 974 on roll
Free school meals: 37.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Colyer Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 8BG
Local authority: Kent · Gravesham

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