Brockhill Park Performing Arts College

Brockhill Park Performing Arts College is performing at a strong standard with a cohesive personal development program that meets the needs of all pupils, including the most vulnerable. The school has established a positive safeguarding culture, contributing to a safe learning environment. Despite offering broad vocational and academic curricula, the pupils' national examination outcomes do not fully reflect their wider achievements. Improvement is evident, especially in attendance and inclusive practices, yet challenges remain in ensuring all pupils meet their expected standards in national examinations.

Strengths

• Strong personal development program that supports positive mental health.
• Pupils show respectful attitudes towards different cultures and faiths.
• Careers guidance provides effective preparation for post-16 options.
• Cohesive curriculum that meets the needs of all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Leaders demonstrate a detailed understanding of the school's context and work collaboratively.
• Pupils behave well and demonstrate positive attitudes toward learning.

Areas for Improvement

• National examination outcomes do not fully reflect pupils' achievements.
• Some teachers do not consistently check for misconceptions during lessons.
• Inconsistencies in how adaptations for SEND pupils are applied.

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 Brockhill Park Performing Arts College attended 90.4% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 30.8% 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, 8.9% of pupils at Brockhill Park Performing Arts 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 Brockhill Park Performing Arts College had 12.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.8% 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, 14.7% of pupils at Brockhill Park Performing Arts College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.5% 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 2024–25 Brockhill Park Performing Arts College received £7,552 and spent £7,853 for each of its 1,358 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,422,000 (£1,047 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Brockhill Park Performing Arts College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Brockhill Park Performing Arts College is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Brockhill Park Performing Arts College last inspected by Ofsted?

Brockhill Park Performing Arts College was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Brockhill Park Performing Arts College have?

Brockhill Park Performing Arts College has 1,314 pupils on roll.

What age range does Brockhill Park Performing Arts College cover?

Brockhill Park Performing Arts College for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Brockhill Park Performing Arts College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 36.1, and 17% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Brockhill Park Performing Arts College?

Brockhill Park Performing Arts College is at Sandling Road, Saltwood, Hythe, Kent, CT21 4HL.