OFSTED
1 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Girls
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
WEALD OF KENT GRAMMAR SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,913
1,913 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,839
96.1% of pupils
Male pupils
74
3.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.1 pts
below England
School
4.7%
Tonbridge and Malling
17.7%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.2 pts
below England
School
8.1%
Tonbridge and Malling
8.2%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Tonbridge and Malling
2.8%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
70.5%
1,348
Any other White background
7.3%
139
Indian
4.8%
91
White and Asian
3.2%
62
Any other Mixed background
3.1%
59
Any other Asian background
2.8%
53
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
2.8%
53 of
1,913 pupils
18.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
12.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.8 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
70.0
30.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.77 · 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
6.84%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.62 pts
higher than
England
School
6.84%
Tonbridge and Malling
6.01%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.67%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.85 pts
higher than
England
School
20.67%
Tonbridge and Malling
15.90%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.71%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.10 pts
lower than
England
School
1.71%
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
77.3%
15.0 pts
below England
Weald of Kent Grammar School
77.3%
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.