Wrotham School

Wrotham School has demonstrated effective action in maintaining its standards since the last inspection, continuing to provide a supportive and welcoming environment for its pupils. The relationships between staff and students are notably positive, fostering both safety and a sense of community. Teaching quality is high, with staff committed to both their own professional development and the educational outcomes of their students. As a result, pupils display a strong level of engagement in their learning and benefit from a range of extracurricular opportunities.

Strengths

• Positive and respectful relationships between staff and pupils.
• High expectations for pupil behavior and academic outcomes.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
• Strong extracurricular opportunities, including The Duke of Edinburgh's Award.
• High-quality careers information and guidance for students.

Areas for Improvement

• Attendance rates for certain groups of pupils, particularly disadvantaged pupils, require improvement.
• Limited opportunities for pupils to learn about and celebrate different cultures and faiths.

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 Wrotham School attended 88.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 35.8% 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, 7.8% of pupils at Wrotham School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 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 Wrotham School had 26.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.0% 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, 11.9% of pupils at Wrotham School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.9% 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 Wrotham School received £7,839 and spent £7,368 for each of its 1,023 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £177,000 (£173 per pupil).

Across all 2 schools of Character Education Trust, income was £8,317 and spending £7,922 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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Wrotham School is part of Character Education Trust, which runs 2 schools. The nearest others:

• Aylesford School Aylesford

What is Wrotham School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wrotham School is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Wrotham School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wrotham School was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Wrotham School have?

Wrotham School has 1,054 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wrotham School cover?

Wrotham School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Wrotham School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 42.1, and 34% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Wrotham School?

Wrotham School is at Borough Green Road, Wrotham, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 7RD.