Cornwallis Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Kent
Hubbards Lane, Maidstone, ME17 4HX
54
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
80%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.3%
33.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,402
Capacity used
Has space77%
1,825 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
80%
1st preference success rate
196 of 246 families who put it first got an offer
230
Places offered
638
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 246 | 196 | ● 80% |
| 2nd preference | 144 | 9 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 129 | 16 | ● 12% |
| 4th preference | 119 | 9 | ● 8% |
| Total | 638 | 230 | 36% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Joe Sutton
- Address
- Hubbards Lane, Linton, Maidstone, ME17 4HX
- Phone
- 01622743152
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Loose & Linton · Weald of Kent
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135371
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 34% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: FUTURE SCHOOLS TRUST
1,402 pupils · 1,825 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
12 January 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,044 pupils
Attendance
90.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
33.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 37.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.33 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.27 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 16.00 | — | — |
Average grade: D- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 35.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 61.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 18.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.24 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 179 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 18.89 | 35 |
| Average grade | D | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 72 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 176 | 10% | 45% | 68% | |
| English Language | 176 | 7% | 43% | 61% | |
| English Literature | 166 | 8% | 44% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 130 | 0% | 7% | 32% | |
| History | 105 | 12% | 32% | 47% | |
| Geography | 57 | 5% | 26% | 42% | |
| Biology | 47 | 15% | 55% | 77% | |
| Physics | 37 | 11% | 59% | 92% | |
| Chemistry | 37 | 11% | 59% | 92% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 32 | 6% | 41% | 63% | |
| Art and Design | 26 | 4% | 42% | 54% | |
| Social Studies | 26 | 0% | 12% | 27% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 19 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sociology | 17 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 8 | 13% | 13% | 25% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 8 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language and Literature | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Government and Politics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 20% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 10% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 31% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.