Report card · inspected May 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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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 entry711 applications · 184 places offered · 164 named it first
- 2026 3.9; Kent median median 3.1
- 2025 3.8; Kent median median 3.0
- 2024 3.9; Kent median median 3.2
- 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 | 184 | 711 | 3.9 | 164 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2025 | 169 | 640 | 3.8 | 163 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2024 | 146 | 574 | 3.9 | 155 | 1.06 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Chilmington Green SchoolThis schoolThis school20263.9applications per place
- 2.7 km · KentGood20241.9applications per place 36.4Attainment 8
- 4.2 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20252.1applications per place 69.2Attainment 8 Selective
- 5.0 km · KentStandards maintained20243.4applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
- 5.4 km · KentGood20232.2applications per place 64.2Attainment 8 Selective
- 6.7 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20243.5applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
- 10.5 km · KentRemains Good20244.5applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
- 10.5 km · KentGood20231.9applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
- 14.1 km · KentStandards maintained20252.4applications per place 37.3Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 149840 · 886/4032
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,140 pupils · 449 on roll
- Free school meals
- 31.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2023
- Address
- Chilmington Green Road, Great Chart, TN23 3DL
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources