Northfleet School for GirlsSaint George's Church of England School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Gravesend.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Northfleet School for Girls and Saint George's Church of England School in Gravesend.

  • Northfleet School for Girls scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Saint George's Church of England School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Northfleet School for Girls is ahead on our composite score.

  • Northfleet School for Girls was judged the expected standard and Saint George's Church of England School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.0 for Northfleet School for Girls and 41.3 for Saint George's Church of England School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Northfleet School for Girls (45.4 in 2021-22, 43.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Saint George's Church of England School (44.3 in 2021-22, 41.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Northfleet School for Girls versus Saint George's Church of England School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure GravesendNorthfleet School for GirlsGravesendSaint George's Church of England SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100Stronger figureC56/100
Local ranking43rd of 102 in Kent Stronger figure46th of 102 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary All-through
Age range11-18 4-18
GenderGirls Mixed
Pupils on roll1,302 1,572
Capacity1,145 1,410
LocationGravesend, DA11 8AQ Gravesend, DA11 7LS
GCSE results
Attainment 843.0 Stronger figure41.3 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths36.8% Stronger figure29.2% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths64.2% Stronger figure57.4% 64.8%
Entering EBacc46.1% Stronger figure29.2% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.77 Stronger figure3.61 4.09
Cohort204 202
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported67.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported13.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported105.0 105.0
A-level results
A-level entries87 110
A-level average points27.6 Stronger figure24.9 35.0
A-level average gradeC- D+
Best 3 A-levels points27.3 Stronger figure25.4 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects4.2% Stronger figure1.5% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,302 1,572
Free school meals (ever 6)38.2% 22.0%
English as an additional language21.4% 13.5%
SEN support15.3% 14.6%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 2.6%
Attendance
Overall absence8.3% 6.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence24.4% 16.8% Stronger figure15.8%

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

GCSE Progress 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.

Northfleet School for Girls

Saint George's Church of England School

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