OFSTED
17 October 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
ENDEAVOUR MAT
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,139
1,139 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
495
43.5% of pupils
Male pupils
644
56.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.4 pts
above England
School
31.2%
Dartford
21.2%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.7 pts
below England
School
13.6%
Dartford
24.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Dartford
1.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
59.4%
676
African
10.6%
121
Any other White background
8.2%
93
Any other Mixed background
4.9%
56
White and Black Caribbean
2.5%
29
Any other ethnic group
2.3%
26
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
14.2%
162 of
1,139 pupils
6.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.6 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
37.6
1.6 pts
below 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
10.07%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.85 pts
higher than
England
School
10.07%
Dartford
6.22%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
29.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.19 pts
higher than
England
School
29.00%
Dartford
16.23%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.74%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.94 pts
higher than
England
School
4.74%
Dartford
1.85%
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
78.6%
13.8 pts
below England
Stone Lodge School
78.6%
Dartford
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.