OFSTED
21 March 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Inadequate
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Religious character
—
Local authority
Medway
Trust
BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
747
747 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
0
0.0% of pupils
Male pupils
747
100.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.9 pts
above England
School
30.7%
Medway
25.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.2 pts
below England
School
9.1%
Medway
16.5%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
above England
School
1.5%
Medway
1.0%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
72.7%
543
African
8.4%
63
Any other White background
5.2%
39
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
14
Gypsy / Roma
1.6%
12
White and Black African
1.5%
11
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
21.4%
160 of
747 pupils
0.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.7 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
29.8
9.4 pts
below England
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
12.75%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
6.53 pts
higher than
England
School
12.75%
Medway
6.74%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
38.61%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
22.79 pts
higher than
England
School
38.61%
Medway
18.21%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
7.29%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.49 pts
higher than
England
School
7.29%
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
77.1%
15.2 pts
below England
Greenacre School
77.1%
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.