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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 23 November 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 20 September 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 entry931 applications · 237 places offered · 199 named it first
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 3.9; Kent median median 3.1
- 2025 4.1; Kent median median 3.0
- 2024 4.1; Kent median median 3.2
- 2023 3.9; Kent median median 3.2
- 2022 3.9; Kent median median 2.9
- 2021 4.3; Kent median median 3.6
- 2020 3.5; Kent median median 3.1
- 2019 3.0; Kent median median 2.9
- 2018 2.6; Kent median median 3.1
- 2017 3.0; Kent median median 3.0
- 2016 3.3; Kent median median 3.3
- 2015 3.2; Kent median median 3.2
- 2014 2.9; 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 | 237 | 931 | 3.9 | 199 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2025 | 227 | 919 | 4.1 | 241 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2024 | 235 | 951 | 4.1 | 252 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2023 | 240 | 924 | 3.9 | 250 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2022 | 228 | 891 | 3.9 | 261 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2021 | 249 | 1,077 | 4.3 | 275 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2020 | 250 | 862 | 3.5 | 283 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2019 | 266 | 803 | 3.0 | 236 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2018 | 239 | 613 | 2.6 | 181 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2017 | 239 | 716 | 3.0 | 210 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2016 | 254 | 830 | 3.3 | 265 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2015 | 239 | 763 | 3.2 | 238 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 238 | 686 | 2.9 | 225 | 0.95 |
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.) | 213 | 41.3 | 36% | 59% | – |
| 2024/25 | 234 | 44.3 | 44% | 70% | – |
| 2023/24 | 240 | 42.7 | 43% | 63% | −0.49 |
| 2022/23 | 229 | 42.8 | 35% | 60% | −0.44 |
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
- Knole AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20223.9applications per place 41.3Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · KentRemains Good20244.6applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
- 8.9 km · KentStandards maintained20242.7applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
- 10.2 km · BromleyGood20232.1applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
- 10.4 km · BromleyGraded · no overall grade20243.7applications per place 85.0Attainment 8 Selective
- 10.6 km · KentRequires improvement20231.5applications per place 38.2Attainment 8
- 10.9 km · BromleyGood20231.8applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
- 11.7 km · Bromley20263.4applications per place 79.5Attainment 8 Selective
- 12.0 km · BromleyGood20244.4applications per place 51.3Attainment 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
- 136128 · 886/6905
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,550 pupils · 1,410 on roll
- Free school meals
- 24.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2010
- Address
- Knole Academy, Bradbourne Vale Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3LE
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources