The North School
Essella Road, Ashford, TN24 8AL
Local ranking46th of 102 secondary schools in Kent
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1265
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 41.1
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 39.5%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 61.0%
- Entering EBacc
- 36.8%
- EBacc APS
- 3.7
- Cohort Size
- 228
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 78.0%
- Higher education
- 30.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 41.0%
- Not sustained
- 15.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C
Avg A-Level Grade
30.3
Avg Points/Entry
33.3
Best 3 A-Levels
48
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 20.8%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 30.3
- 16-18 Cohort
- 123
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1270
- Boys
- 702 (55%)
- Girls
- 568 (45%)
- Capacity
- 1265 (100% full)
- SEND
- 16.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 32.9%
- EAL
- 16.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.6%
- SEN Support
- 11.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 81.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,799/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.8%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.5%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 73.3%
- White Other: 4.8%
- Other: 4.8%
- Asian Other: 4.2%
- Mixed Other: 4.0%
- Asian Indian: 2.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.4%
- Black Caribbean: 1.4%
73.3%
White British
4.8%
White Other
4.8%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 148712
- UKPRN
- 10088876
- Establishment No.
- 4246
- Trust
- SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST