The Norton Knatchbull School
Ofsted: Good
Score
B71
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Ashford, TN24 0QJ
- Distance
- 0.5km away
The North School
Essella Road, Ashford, TN24 8AL
Local ranking55th of 102 secondary schools in Kent
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1265
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 13 November 2024. Figures last updated .
School history and status
Continues from The North School (URN 118832) since 1 January 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 39.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 31.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 51.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 220
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
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
30.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
33.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
48
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 20.8% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 30.3
- 16-18 Cohort
- 123
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1270
- Boys
- 666 (54%)
- Girls
- 571 (46%)
- Capacity
- 1265 (98% 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
*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
- 9.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.5% nat15.8%
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: 72.5%
- Black African: 6.0%
- White Other: 4.7%
- Asian Other: 4.1%
- Mixed Other: 3.9%
- Asian Indian: 2.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
72.5%
White British
6.0%
Black African
4.7%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 148712
- UKPRN
- 10088876
- Establishment No.
- 4246
- Trust
- SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
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