20.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
0%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
103.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
532
Pupils · 2024/25
Some headline GCSE pass rates are not published for this independent school. Attainment 8 and other metrics are shown where DfE publishes them.
Local authorityKent
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeIndependent school
Pupil : teacher ratio—
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Benenden School · All-through · Kent
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Attainment 8
20.0
+1.1
20.318.917.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 20.0
EBacc entry
0%
0pp
0%0%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
EBacc APS
103.5
+11.7
103.597.691.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 103.5
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
47.8
-1.4
49.246.543.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47.8
A-level value added
+0.32
+0.1
+0.3+0.2+0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.3
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
41%
-14pp
55%44%33%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 41%
Average A-level grade
A-
0
AA-B+
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · A-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
532
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
Address
Cranbrook Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4AA
Local authority
Kent
Website
Telephone
Email
—
History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0% | 0% | 20.0 | Not applicable | 0% | 103.5 | 86% | 532 |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 0% | 18.9 | Not published | 0% | 91.8 | 85% | 545 |
| 2022/23 | 0% | 0% | 17.4 | Not published | 0% | 92.5 | 81% | 546 |
| 2021/22 | 0% | 0% | 20.3 | Not published | 0% | 91.7 | 90% | 531 |
| 2018/19 | 0% | 0% | 19.0 | Not published | 0% | 94.0 | 83% | 555 |
| 2017/18 | 0% | 0% | 22.9 | Not published | 0% | 131.6 | 85% | 541 |
| 2016/17 | 0% | 0% | 26.6 | Not published | 0% | — | 92% | 541 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 47.8 | A- | +0.32 | 41% | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 49.2 | A | +0.17 | 55% | 93 |
| 2022/23 | 44.5 | B+ | — | 35% | 95 |
| 2021/22 | 48.0 | A- | — | 33% | 97 |
| 2018/19 | 43.8 | B+ | +0.07 | 36% | 94 |
| 2017/18 | 45.4 | A- | +0.10 | 43% | 95 |
| 2016/17 | 44.4 | B+ | +0.06 | 36% | 93 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 532 | — | 28% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 545 | — | 25% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 546 | — | 23% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 531 | — | 26% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 528 | — | 26% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 555 | — | 25% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 541 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 541 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.