The North School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-19
Religion Does not apply
Address Essella Road
Ashford
Kent
TN24 8AL
Phone 01233614600
Reference Number 148712

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1270
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.28%
Girls: 44.72%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 31.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 16.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 115 100 215
8 120 117 237
9 123 114 237
10 126 102 228
11 150 80 230
12 28 24 52
13 37 31 68

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 71.7%
African 5.9%
White, Other 4.6%
Asian, Other 4.1%
Mixed, Other 3.9%
Indian 2.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.3%
Unclassified 1.1%
White & Asian 0.9%
Caribbean 0.7%
Chinese 0.4%
White & Black (African) 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date 2024-12-18
Date Report
2024-11-12 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 18 December 2024
2022-01-11 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 11 January 2022
2017-09-26 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 19 October 2017
2015-06-03 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 26 June 2015
2015-02-25 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 19 March 2015
2014-11-05 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 26 November 2014
2014-06-24 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 16 July 2014
2014-03-25 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 28 April 2014
2013-12-11 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 24 February 2014
2012-03-21 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 23 April 2012
2009-04-29 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 22 May 2009
2007-12-04 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 11 January 2008
2006-06-07 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 11 August 2006
2000-03-06 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 05 June 2000
2017-09-26 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 19 October 2017
2015-06-03 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 26 June 2015
2015-02-25 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 19 March 2015
2014-11-05 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 26 November 2014
2014-06-24 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 16 July 2014
2014-03-25 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 28 April 2014
2013-12-11 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 24 February 2014
2012-03-21 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 23 April 2012
2009-04-29 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 22 May 2009
2007-12-04 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 11 January 2008
2006-06-07 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 11 August 2006
2000-03-06 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 05 June 2000

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 39.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 49.1% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 30.42 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 32.67 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C C C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 20% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 193 17
Third Preference 161 2
From another Local Authority 3 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Victoria Road Primary School
Victoria Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 7HQ
0.71 miles
Willesborough Junior School
Highfield Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0JU
0.79 miles
Willesborough Infant School
Church Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0JZ
0.81 miles
East Stour Primary School
Earlsworth Road, South Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0DW
0.93 miles
Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Western Avenue, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1ND
1.06 miles
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Quantock Drive, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8QN
1.19 miles
St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford
Noakes Meadow, Ashford, Kent, TN23 4RB
1.24 miles
Ashford Oaks Community Primary School
Oak Tree Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 4QR
1.29 miles
Phoenix Community Primary School
Belmont Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9LS
1.42 miles
Beaver Green Primary School
Cuckoo Lane, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5DA
1.7 miles
Repton Manor Primary School
Repton Avenue, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3RX
1.72 miles
Finberry Primary School
Avocet Way, Finberry, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7GS
1.76 miles
Kennington Church of England Academy
Upper Vicarage Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9AG
1.8 miles
Downs View Infant School
Ball Lane, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4PJ
1.85 miles
Godinton Primary School
Lockholt Close, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3JR
1.91 miles
Goat Lees Primary School
Hurst Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9RR
1.95 miles
Great Chart Primary School
Hoxton Close, Singleton, Great Chart Primary School, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5LB
1.98 miles
Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School
Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3EF
2.01 miles
The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School
Wesley School Road, Cuckoo Lane, Singleton, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5LW
2.09 miles
Furley Park Primary Academy
Reed Crescent, Park Farm, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3PA
2.1 miles
Name Distance
The Norton Knatchbull School
Hythe Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0QJ
0.28 miles
Ashford School
East Hill, Ashford, TN24 8PB
0.51 miles
The T3 School
Sydenham house, Church road, TN23 1RD
0.57 miles
Highworth Grammar School
Maidstone Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8UD
1.18 miles
The John Wallis Church of England Academy
Millbank Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3HG
1.73 miles
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Great Chart Bypass, Ashford, Kent, TN23 4ER
1.8 miles
Kings Park School
Field View, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3NZ
1.87 miles
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9AL
2.09 miles
Goldwyn School
Godinton Lane, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3BT
2.84 miles
Chilmington Green School
Chilmington Green Road, Great Chart, TN23 3DL
3.11 miles
Caldecott Foundation School
Station Road, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6PW
3.42 miles
Wye School
Olantigh Road, Wye, Kent, TN25 5EJ
3.68 miles
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