Northfleet Technology College

Northfleet Technology College demonstrates a strong overall performance, maintaining a 'good' rating in all inspected areas. The school is characterized by a supportive environment where pupils feel safe, happy, and well-cared-for. The leadership fosters a culture of high expectations, and teachers are well-supported, contributing to students' positive behaviors and academic achievements. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, providing ample opportunities for enrichment and personal development, particularly in how it integrates with local primary schools and supports transition into the sixth form.

Strengths

• Pupils and students feel safe, happy, and well cared for.
• Strong emphasis on personal development, with extensive extracurricular activities.
• Effective support for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.
• Well-planned and sequenced curriculum across all years.
• High expectations from leaders and a supportive culture for staff.

Areas for Improvement

• Reading is not yet fully embedded across the school, affecting some pupils' access to the curriculum.
• The humanities curriculum in key stage 3 lacks academic rigor compared to key stage 4.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Northfleet Technology College attended 91.4% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 23.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 5.8% of pupils at Northfleet Technology College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Northfleet Technology College had 14.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 24.1% of pupils at Northfleet Technology College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Northfleet Technology College received £9,404 and spent £9,485 for each of its 977 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £98,000 (£100 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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All schools in Gravesend · Kent local authority: places and applications

Northfleet Technology College is part of Northfleet Schools Co-Operative Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Northfleet School for Girls Gravesend
• Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School Gravesend
• Painters Ash Primary School Gravesend
• Shears Green Junior School Gravesend
• Lawn Primary School Gravesend

What is Northfleet Technology College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Northfleet Technology College is Good, from an inspection in October 2022.

When was Northfleet Technology College last inspected by Ofsted?

Northfleet Technology College was last inspected in October 2022.

How many pupils does Northfleet Technology College have?

Northfleet Technology College has 974 pupils on roll.

What age range does Northfleet Technology College cover?

Northfleet Technology College for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Northfleet Technology College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 35.7, and 26% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Northfleet Technology College?

Northfleet Technology College is at Colyer Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 8BG.