OFSTED
2 February 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Medway
Trust
THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,213
1,213 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
613
50.5% of pupils
Male pupils
600
49.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.4 pts
above England
School
41.2%
Medway
25.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.4 pts
above England
School
27.7%
Medway
16.5%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Medway
1.0%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
53.0%
643
African
15.0%
182
Any other White background
14.3%
173
Any other Mixed background
3.5%
43
Unclassified
1.9%
23
White and Black African
1.9%
23
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
17.5%
212 of
1,213 pupils
3.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.4 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
35.5
3.7 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.36 · 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
9.81%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.60 pts
higher than
England
School
9.81%
Medway
6.74%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.21%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.39 pts
higher than
England
School
27.21%
Medway
18.21%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.14%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.33 pts
higher than
England
School
5.14%
Medway
2.36%
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
80.9%
11.5 pts
below England
The Victory Academy
80.9%
Medway
97.6%
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.