OFSTED
27 September 2022
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 converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
SIR ROGER MANWOOD'S SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
981
981 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
485
49.4% of pupils
Male pupils
496
50.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.5 pts
below England
School
12.3%
Dover
32.6%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.8 pts
below England
School
5.5%
Dover
8.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.9 pts
above England
School
2.9%
Dover
4.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
82.3%
807
Any other Mixed background
4.3%
42
Any other White background
4.2%
41
Indian
1.3%
13
Unclassified
1.3%
13
White and Asian
1.2%
12
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
24.3%
238 of
981 pupils
3.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
5.6 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
62.7
23.5 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.21 · 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
6.04%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.17 pts
lower than
England
School
6.04%
Dover
7.45%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.52%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.70 pts
higher than
England
School
16.52%
Dover
20.75%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.26%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.54 pts
lower than
England
School
1.26%
Dover
2.25%
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
91.7%
0.6 pts
below England
Sir Roger Manwood's School
91.7%
Dover
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.