Orchards AcademyWilmington Grammar School for Boys
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Orchards Academy and Wilmington Grammar School for Boys are secondary schools.
Orchards Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Wilmington Grammar School for Boys scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Wilmington Grammar School for Boys is ahead on our composite score.
Orchards Academy was judged the expected standard and Wilmington Grammar School for Boys was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 38.3 for Orchards Academy and 67.6 for Wilmington Grammar School for Boys.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Orchards Academy (40.6 in 2021-22, 38.3 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Wilmington Grammar School for Boys (68.0 in 2021-22, 67.6 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SwanleyOrchards Academy | DartfordWilmington Grammar School for Boys | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D54/100 | B73/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 52nd of 102 in Kent | 20th of 102 in Kent Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 554 | 1,174 | |
| Capacity | 828 | 848 | |
| Location | Swanley, BR8 7TE | Dartford, DA2 7DA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 38.3 | 67.6 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 27.4% | 95.4% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 46.2% | 98.8% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 106 | 173 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 134 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 33.3 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 33.2 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 11.1% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 545 | 1,178 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 44.8% | 11.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.4% | 17.3% | |
| SEN support | 16.0% | 6.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.3% | 1.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.1% | 5.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 32.9% | 14.3% 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
GCSE Progress 8
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.
Orchards Academy
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