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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 12 January 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 28 November 2017Graded inspection: 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 entry635 applications · 201 places offered · 283 named it first
- 2026 3.2; Kent median median 3.1
- 2025 2.8; Kent median median 3.0
- 2024 3.0; Kent median median 3.2
- 2023 2.4; Kent median median 3.2
- 2022 2.0; Kent median median 2.9
- 2021 2.7; Kent median median 3.6
- 2020 1.5; Kent median median 3.1
- 2019 1.4; Kent median median 2.9
- 2018 1.8; Kent median median 3.1
- 2017 1.7; Kent median median 3.0
- 2016 2.3; Kent median median 3.3
- 2015 2.4; Kent median median 3.2
- 2014 2.6; 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 | 201 | 635 | 3.2 | 283 | 1.41 |
| Sep 2025 | 230 | 638 | 2.8 | 246 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2024 | 208 | 619 | 3.0 | 274 | 1.32 |
| Sep 2023 | 237 | 569 | 2.4 | 236 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 206 | 413 | 2.0 | 196 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2021 | 130 | 354 | 2.7 | 82 | 0.63 |
| Sep 2020 | 242 | 367 | 1.5 | 146 | 0.60 |
| Sep 2019 | 254 | 355 | 1.4 | 143 | 0.56 |
| Sep 2018 | 201 | 364 | 1.8 | 127 | 0.63 |
| Sep 2017 | 245 | 424 | 1.7 | 162 | 0.66 |
| Sep 2016 | 248 | 575 | 2.3 | 196 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2015 | 253 | 597 | 2.4 | 227 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2014 | 253 | 648 | 2.6 | 246 | 0.97 |
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.) | 164 | 37.2 | 27% | 51% | – |
| 2024/25 | 179 | 38.6 | 36% | 62% | – |
| 2023/24 | 218 | 37.9 | 30% | 57% | −0.33 |
| 2022/23 | 217 | 38.7 | 30% | 57% | −0.46 |
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
- Cornwallis AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20233.2applications per place 37.2Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20251.3applications per place 29.2Attainment 8
- 3.9 km · KentStandards maintained20243.1applications per place 67.0Attainment 8 Selective
- 4.6 km · KentRemains Good20243.8applications per place 66.1Attainment 8 Selective
- 4.6 km · Kent20262.0applications per place 35.4Attainment 8
- 4.9 km · Kent20262.9applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
- 5.0 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20254.1applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
- 5.0 km · KentOutstanding20242.8applications per place 70.8Attainment 8 Selective
- 5.1 km · KentOutstanding20236.3applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 135371 · 886/6913
- Trust
- Future Schools Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,825 pupils · 1,402 on roll
- Free school meals
- 33.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 3 September 2007
- Replaced
- The Cornwallis School (URN 118874)
- Address
- Hubbards Lane, Linton, Maidstone, ME17 4HX
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources