The North School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D53
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Ashford, TN24 8AL
- Distance
- 0.5km away
The Norton Knatchbull School
Hythe Road, Ashford, TN24 0QJ
Local ranking26th of 102 secondary schools in Kent
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1316
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Boys
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 13 December 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 64.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 82.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 96.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 208
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 94.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Higher education
- 64.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 18.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
34.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
34.2
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
130
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 11.5% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 262
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1289
- Boys
- 1297 (96%)
- Girls
- 51 (4%)
- Capacity
- 1316 (102% full)
- SEND
- 2.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 10.4%
- EAL
- 17.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.6%
- SEN Support
- 1.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 73.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,710/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 6.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 62.1%
- Asian Other: 8.7%
- Black African: 6.9%
- White Other: 6.8%
- Asian Indian: 5.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.6%
- Mixed Other: 2.2%
- Asian Chinese: 1.1%
62.1%
White British
8.7%
Asian Other
6.9%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Hythe Road
Ashford, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 138019
- UKPRN
- 10036999
- Establishment No.
- 4528
- Trust
- THE NORTON KNATCHBULL SCHOOL
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