OFSTED
21 May 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
978
978 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
460
47.0% of pupils
Male pupils
518
53.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
22.2 pts
above England
School
47.0%
Gravesham
25.3%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.5 pts
below England
School
18.8%
Gravesham
22.2%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.7 pts
above England
School
4.7%
Gravesham
1.4%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
57.8%
565
African
10.7%
105
Any other White background
9.1%
89
Indian
3.2%
31
Unclassified
2.8%
27
Any other ethnic group
2.4%
23
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
23.0%
225 of
978 pupils
2.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.8 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
34.3
4.9 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.72 · 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
9.44%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.23 pts
higher than
England
School
9.44%
Gravesham
6.23%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
29.48%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.66 pts
higher than
England
School
29.48%
Gravesham
16.89%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.48%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.68 pts
higher than
England
School
4.48%
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
107.5%
15.2 pts
above England
Thamesview School
107.5%
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.