OFSTED
11 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,541
1,541 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
196
12.7% of pupils
Male pupils
1,345
87.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
22.3 pts
below England
School
2.5%
Tonbridge and Malling
17.7%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.2 pts
below England
School
15.1%
Tonbridge and Malling
8.2%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Tonbridge and Malling
2.8%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
50.0%
770
Indian
15.4%
237
Any other Mixed background
10.0%
154
Any other White background
8.7%
134
White and Asian
3.8%
59
African
2.1%
33
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
4.5%
69 of
1,541 pupils
16.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
12.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.7 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
78.4
39.2 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.85 · 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
4.61%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.61 pts
lower than
England
School
4.61%
Tonbridge and Malling
6.01%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.98%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.84 pts
lower than
England
School
9.98%
Tonbridge and Malling
15.90%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.21%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.60 pts
lower than
England
School
0.21%
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
122.2%
29.9 pts
above England
The Judd School
122.2%
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.