OFSTED
28 February 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
QUEEN ELIZABETH'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST FAVERSHAM
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,156
1,156 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
548
47.4% of pupils
Male pupils
608
52.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.4 pts
below England
School
7.4%
Swale
29.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.4 pts
below England
School
5.9%
Swale
8.3%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.8 pts
above England
School
2.8%
Swale
1.8%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
78.9%
912
Any other White background
7.0%
81
White and Asian
3.4%
39
African
2.8%
32
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
26
Unclassified
1.4%
16
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
5.6%
65 of
1,156 pupils
15.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.4 pts
below
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
65.1
25.9 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.15 · 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
5.74%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.48 pts
lower than
England
School
5.74%
Swale
7.16%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.74%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.08 pts
lower than
England
School
12.74%
Swale
19.36%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.20%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.60 pts
lower than
England
School
1.20%
Swale
2.33%
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
115.6%
23.3 pts
above England
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
115.6%
Swale
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.