OFSTED
29 April 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
CHARACTER EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
916
916 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
418
45.6% of pupils
Male pupils
498
54.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.1 pts
below England
School
24.7%
Tonbridge and Malling
17.7%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.4 pts
below England
School
2.9%
Tonbridge and Malling
8.2%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.5 pts
above England
School
2.5%
Tonbridge and Malling
2.8%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.8%
813
Any other White background
3.7%
34
African
1.5%
14
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
13
White and Black Caribbean
1.3%
12
White and Asian
0.7%
6
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
24.3%
223 of
916 pupils
3.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.2 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: -0.84 · 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
6.69%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.48 pts
higher than
England
School
6.69%
Tonbridge and Malling
6.01%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.29%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.48 pts
higher than
England
School
18.29%
Tonbridge and Malling
15.90%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.44%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.64 pts
higher than
England
School
2.44%
Tonbridge and Malling
1.60%
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
87.7%
4.6 pts
below England
Aylesford School
87.7%
Tonbridge and Malling
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.