OFSTED
6 May 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
449
449 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
210
46.8% of pupils
Male pupils
239
53.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.0 pts
above England
School
31.8%
Ashford
24.1%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.9 pts
below England
School
9.4%
Ashford
14.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.2 pts
above England
School
2.2%
Ashford
3.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
78.6%
353
Any other White background
5.6%
25
African
5.1%
23
Any other Mixed background
2.7%
12
White and Black Caribbean
1.6%
7
White and Black African
1.1%
5
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
28.1%
126 of
449 pupils
7.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.6 pts
above
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.43%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.79 pts
lower than
England
School
4.43%
Ashford
6.65%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.39%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.42 pts
lower than
England
School
10.39%
Ashford
17.11%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.08%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.73 pts
lower than
England
School
1.08%
Ashford
2.35%
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
39.4%
52.9 pts
below England
Chilmington Green School
39.4%
Ashford
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.