Orchards AcademyWilmington Grammar School for Girls
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Orchards Academy and Wilmington Grammar School for Girls are secondary schools.
Orchards Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Wilmington Grammar School for Girls scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Wilmington Grammar School for Girls is ahead on our composite score.
Orchards Academy was judged the expected standard and Wilmington Grammar School for Girls was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.3 for Orchards Academy and 66.7 for Wilmington Grammar School for Girls.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Orchards Academy (40.6 in 2021-22, 41.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Wilmington Grammar School for Girls (71.2 in 2021-22, 66.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SwanleyOrchards Academy | DartfordWilmington Grammar School for Girls | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D54/100 | B76/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 54th of 102 in Kent | 15th 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 | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 545 | 1,163 | |
| Capacity | 828 | 1,070 | |
| Location | Swanley, BR8 7TE | Dartford, DA2 7BB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.3 | 66.7 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33.0% | 89.2% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62.5% | 97.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 96.0% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.29 | 6.37 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 88 | 176 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 130 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 33.3 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 33.4 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 12.4% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 545 | 1,163 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 44.8% | 7.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.4% | 16.8% | |
| SEN support | 16.0% | 2.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.3% | 0.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.1% | 4.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 32.9% | 8.1% 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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