OFSTED
21 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
2 March 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
3 May 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Girls
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Kent
Trust
Northfleet Schools Co-Operative Trust
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,312
1,312 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,289
98.2% of pupils
Male pupils
23
1.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.8 pts
above England
School
35.6%
Gravesham
25.3%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.9 pts
above England
School
21.2%
Gravesham
22.2%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.7 pts
above England
School
2.7%
Gravesham
1.4%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
56.6%
743
African
10.4%
136
Any other White background
10.0%
131
Indian
6.3%
83
Any other Mixed background
3.1%
41
Any other ethnic group
2.7%
35
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.6%
231 of
1,312 pupils
3.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
43.0
3.8 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.17 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.30%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.08 pts
higher than
England
School
8.30%
Gravesham
6.23%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.37%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.55 pts
higher than
England
School
24.37%
Gravesham
16.89%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.62%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.82 pts
higher than
England
School
3.62%
Gravesham
1.44%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
114.6%
22.3 pts
above England
Northfleet School for Girls
114.6%
Gravesham
96.8%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.