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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good | |||
| Sixth form provision | Requires improvement |
Inspection history
- 4 December 2024Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
- 1 October 2019Graded 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 entry431 applications · 122 places offered · 91 named it first
- 2026 3.5; Kent median median 3.1
- 2025 2.3; Kent median median 3.0
- 2024 2.4; Kent median median 3.2
- 2023 1.8; Kent median median 3.2
- 2022 1.7; Kent median median 2.9
- 2021 2.2; Kent median median 3.6
- 2020 2.2; Kent median median 3.1
- 2019 1.5; Kent median median 2.9
- 2018 1.7; Kent median median 3.1
- 2017 2.8; Kent median median 3.0
- 2016 2.2; Kent median median 3.3
- 2015 1.6; Kent median median 3.2
- 2014 1.5; 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 | 122 | 431 | 3.5 | 91 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2025 | 163 | 367 | 2.3 | 131 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2024 | 139 | 332 | 2.4 | 105 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2023 | 175 | 308 | 1.8 | 84 | 0.48 |
| Sep 2022 | 144 | 251 | 1.7 | 89 | 0.62 |
| Sep 2021 | 132 | 294 | 2.2 | 58 | 0.44 |
| Sep 2020 | 118 | 259 | 2.2 | 64 | 0.54 |
| Sep 2019 | 197 | 293 | 1.5 | 91 | 0.46 |
| Sep 2018 | 144 | 247 | 1.7 | 68 | 0.47 |
| Sep 2017 | 100 | 277 | 2.8 | 69 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2016 | 157 | 351 | 2.2 | 97 | 0.62 |
| Sep 2015 | 136 | 215 | 1.6 | 47 | 0.35 |
| Sep 2014 | 139 | 205 | 1.5 | 72 | 0.52 |
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.) | 131 | 45.2 | 31% | 53% | – |
| 2024/25 | 136 | 42.5 | 32% | 56% | – |
| 2023/24 | 138 | 44.8 | 34% | 59% | −0.13 |
| 2022/23 | 131 | 40.5 | 34% | 53% | −0.23 |
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
- Leigh Academy EbbsfleetThis schoolThis schoolImproved significantly20243.5applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · KentNot yet inspected2.1applications per place
- 2.3 km · KentGood20222.1applications per place 35.7Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · Kent20262.6applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · KentOutstanding20242.8applications per place 62.2Attainment 8 Selective
- 3.7 km · KentGood20234.5applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
- 3.7 km · ThurrockGood20233.3applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
- 4.6 km · KentGood20233.1applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
- 4.7 km · ThurrockOutstanding20244.6applications per place 56.5Attainment 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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137581 · 886/4001
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 780 pupils · 788 on roll
- Free school meals
- 37.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 November 2013
- Replaced
- Swan Valley Community School (URN 131276)
- Address
- Southfleet Road, Swanscombe, DA10 0BZ
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources