The North School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Kent
Essella Road, Ashford, TN24 8AL
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
87%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.2%
28.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,237
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,265 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
87%
1st preference success rate
174 of 199 families who put it first got an offer
193
Places offered
660
Total applications
3.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 199 | 174 | ● 87% |
| 2nd preference | 193 | 17 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 161 | 2 | ● 1% |
| 4th preference | 107 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 660 | 193 | 29% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. 3 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Clair Ellerby
- Address
- Essella Road, Ashford, TN24 8AL
- Phone
- 01233614600
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Furley · Ashford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148712
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 35% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 15% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
1,237 pupils · 1,265 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
13 November 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,201 pupils
Attendance
90.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
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 | 39.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.26 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 34% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.48 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.21 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 39.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 61% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 36.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.67 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 228 | — |
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 | 30.34 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 21.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 48 | — |
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 | 226 | 19% | 56% | 75% | |
| English Language | 226 | 5% | 35% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 223 | 8% | 40% | 60% | |
| Combined Science | 218 | 13% | 41% | 61% | |
| Statistics | 216 | 7% | 35% | 56% | |
| History | 109 | 8% | 34% | 52% | |
| Geography | 84 | 11% | 29% | 38% | |
| Spanish | 57 | 16% | 49% | 67% | |
| French | 55 | 2% | 22% | 29% | |
| Business | 41 | 5% | 27% | 44% | |
| Physical Education | 26 | 8% | 42% | 62% | |
| Computer Science | 23 | 4% | 57% | 87% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 17 | 6% | 6% | 35% | |
| Biology | 16 | 6% | 19% | 38% | |
| Mathematics | 16 | 0% | 31% | 44% | |
| Psychology | 11 | 9% | 27% | 64% | |
| Chemistry | 9 | 0% | 22% | 33% | |
| Business Studies | 9 | 0% | 22% | 44% | |
| History | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| English Literature | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| Fine Art | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Photography | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Economics | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 17564: The North School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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) | 30% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 11% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 30% | — | — |
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.