Homewood School and Sixth Form CentreCranbrook School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre and Cranbrook School are secondary schools.
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Cranbrook School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Cranbrook School is ahead on our composite score.
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre was judged Good and Cranbrook School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.7 for Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre and 66.9 for Cranbrook School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre (44.4 in 2021-22, 39.7 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Cranbrook School (71.2 in 2021-22, 66.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | TenterdenHomewood School and Sixth Form Centre | CranbrookCranbrook School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D50/100 | B79/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 68th of 102 in Kent | 51st of 102 in Kent Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,863 | 918 | |
| Capacity | 2,156 | 954 | |
| Location | Tenterden, TN30 6LT | Cranbrook, TN17 3JD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 39.7 | 66.9 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 27.0% | 86.3% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54.5% | 94.8% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 15.4% | 87.6% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.23 | 6.58 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 363 | 153 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 106 | 152 | |
| A-level average points | 27.4 | 40.6 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | B | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 30.0 | 39.9 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 12.2% | 21.7% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,863 | 918 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 31.5% | 6.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.0% | 7.4% | |
| SEN support | 8.7% | 1.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.2% | 0.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.4% | 5.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 32.8% | 11.2% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
Cranbrook School
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