OFSTED
11 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
2 July 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
26 September 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
554
554 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
273
49.3% of pupils
Male pupils
281
50.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
18.0 pts
above England
School
42.8%
Sevenoaks
15.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.1 pts
below England
School
9.2%
Sevenoaks
6.9%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Sevenoaks
1.0%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
77.1%
427
African
4.7%
26
Any other White background
4.5%
25
Gypsy / Roma
2.5%
14
Any other ethnic group
1.6%
9
White and Black Caribbean
1.6%
9
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
23.8%
132 of
554 pupils
3.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.2 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
41.3
2.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.03 · 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
10.11%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.89 pts
higher than
England
School
10.11%
Sevenoaks
6.13%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
32.88%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
17.07 pts
higher than
England
School
32.88%
Sevenoaks
16.57%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.58%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.77 pts
higher than
England
School
4.58%
Sevenoaks
1.39%
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
66.9%
25.4 pts
below England
Orchards Academy
66.9%
Sevenoaks
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.