OFSTED
18 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
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
Boys
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
ALETHEIA ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,495
1,495 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
114
7.6% of pupils
Male pupils
1,381
92.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.0 pts
below England
School
9.8%
Gravesham
25.3%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.9 pts
below England
School
18.4%
Gravesham
22.2%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.3 pts
above England
School
2.3%
Gravesham
1.4%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
36.3%
543
African
16.9%
252
Indian
15.3%
228
Any other Mixed background
7.2%
108
Any other White background
6.8%
102
Any other Asian background
3.7%
55
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
4.3%
64 of
1,495 pupils
16.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.8 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
65.3
26.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.18 · 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
4.75%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.46 pts
lower than
England
School
4.75%
Gravesham
6.23%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.40%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.41 pts
lower than
England
School
8.40%
Gravesham
16.89%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.46%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.34 pts
lower than
England
School
0.46%
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
144.9%
52.5 pts
above England
Gravesend Grammar School
144.9%
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.