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
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
12 Nov 2024 School inspection
11 Jan 2022 Academy conversion letter
26 Sep 2017 Full inspection:
Previously as The North School
26 Sep 2017 Full inspection:
03 Jun 2015 Full inspection:
03 Jun 2015 Full inspection:
25 Feb 2015 Monitoring visit
25 Feb 2015 Monitoring visit
05 Nov 2014 Monitoring visit
05 Nov 2014 Monitoring visit
24 Jun 2014 Monitoring visit
24 Jun 2014 Monitoring visit
25 Mar 2014 Monitoring visit
25 Mar 2014 Monitoring visit
11 Dec 2013 Full inspection:
11 Dec 2013 Full inspection:
21 Mar 2012 Full inspection:
21 Mar 2012 Full inspection:
29 Apr 2009 Full inspection:
29 Apr 2009 Full inspection:
04 Dec 2007 Curriculum and development visit
04 Dec 2007 Curriculum and development visit
07 Jun 2006 Full inspection:
07 Jun 2006 Full inspection:
06 Mar 2000 Full inspection
06 Mar 2000 Full inspection

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)
41.1

GCSE Results

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

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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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 30.42
Average Points (best 3) 34.35

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 21.7%
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2025 Admissions

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

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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1.73 miles
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1.87 miles
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3.11 miles
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