Academy converter · Kent

Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre

11–18Ages
1,772Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137484URN

Ashford Road, Tenterden, TN30 6LT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

1.2 below Kent median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in KentSelective

599 applications for 314 places · 90th of 103 in Kent

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

37.7of 90

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

74th of 100 in Kent

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 25 April 2023Ofsted'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

1.9applications per place, Year 7

1.2 below Kent median (3.1) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

599 applications · 314 places offered · 269 named it first

2026 1.9; Kent median median 3.1
2025 1.8; Kent median median 3.0
2024 1.6; Kent median median 3.2
2023 1.7; Kent median median 3.2
2022 1.4; Kent median median 2.9
2021 1.9; Kent median median 3.6
2020 1.5; Kent median median 3.1
2019 1.7; Kent median median 2.9
2018 1.9; Kent median median 3.1
2017 1.9; Kent median median 3.0
2016 2.2; Kent median median 3.3
2015 2.1; Kent median median 3.2
2014 2.0; 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	314	599	1.9	269	0.86
Sep 2025	338	601	1.8	276	0.82
Sep 2024	328	518	1.6	196	0.60
Sep 2023	375	618	1.7	250	0.67
Sep 2022	379	525	1.4	278	0.73
Sep 2021	339	651	1.9	241	0.71
Sep 2020	430	648	1.5	313	0.73
Sep 2019	415	684	1.7	345	0.83
Sep 2018	385	728	1.9	324	0.84
Sep 2017	360	698	1.9	296	0.82
Sep 2016	386	848	2.2	331	0.86
Sep 2015	386	794	2.1	317	0.82
Sep 2014	389	761	2.0	346	0.89

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

289 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)37.774th of 100 in Kent

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths21%87th of 100 in Kent

Kent 35% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths48%

Kent 60% England 66%

This school
Kent median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.35

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	289	37.7	21%	48%	–
2024/25	363	39.7	27%	55%	–
2023/24	322	39.8	36%	55%	−0.35
2022/23	328	40.0	27%	52%	−0.28

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

Homewood School and Sixth Form CentreThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
Chilmington Green School
10.5 km · Kent

2026

3.9applications per place
Cranbrook School
11.1 km · Kent

2026

3.2applications per place 68.3Attainment 8 Selective
The John Wallis Church of England Academy
12.7 km · Kent

Good2024

1.9applications per place 36.4Attainment 8
Rye College
13.8 km · East Sussex

Good2023

1.8applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
Highworth Grammar School
14.7 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 69.2Attainment 8 Selective
The North School
15.4 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

3.4applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
The Norton Knatchbull School
15.8 km · Kent

Good2023

2.2applications per place 64.2Attainment 8 Selective
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
17.2 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.5applications per place 42.4Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137484 · 886/5408
Trust: Tenterden Schools Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 2,156 pupils · 1,772 on roll
Free school meals: 29.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2011
Replaced: Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre (URN 118880)
Address: Ashford Road, Tenterden, TN30 6LT
Local authority: Kent · Ashford

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