Knole Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Kent
Knole Academy, Sevenoaks, TN13 3LE
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
66%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
89.2%
31.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,410
Capacity used
Has space91%
1,550 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
66%
1st preference success rate
158 of 241 families who put it first got an offer
227
Places offered
919
Total applications
4.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 241 | 158 | ● 66% |
| 2nd preference | 251 | 47 | ● 19% |
| 3rd preference | 192 | 16 | ● 8% |
| 4th preference | 235 | 6 | ● 3% |
| Total | 919 | 227 | 25% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. 260 applications came from outside the council area (32 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
- David Collins
- Address
- Knole Academy, Bradbourne Vale Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3LE
- Phone
- 01732454608
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Sevenoaks Northern · Sevenoaks
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136128
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ALETHEIA ACADEMIES TRUST
1,410 pupils · 1,550 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
23 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,272 pupils
Attendance
89.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
31.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
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 | 42.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.49 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.88 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: SUPP (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 44.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 70.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 52.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 234 | — |
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 | 23.2 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| A-level students | 16 | — |
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 | 229 | 14% | 51% | 75% | |
| English Language | 229 | 15% | 51% | 73% | |
| English Literature | 221 | 16% | 59% | 75% | |
| Combined Science | 195 | 11% | 40% | 67% | |
| Geography | 132 | 15% | 47% | 66% | |
| French | 123 | 9% | 30% | 41% | |
| Art and Design | 82 | 13% | 46% | 63% | |
| History | 79 | 25% | 48% | 59% | |
| Business | 78 | 9% | 44% | 64% | |
| Social Studies | 45 | 13% | 56% | 76% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 39 | 0% | 31% | 49% | |
| Statistics | 34 | 65% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photography | 9 | 22% | 22% | 22% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Graphics | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Textiles | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #324 of 1,897 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 17716: Knole Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 43% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 45% | — | — |
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.