22.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
0%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
28.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
330
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
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeIndependent school
Pupil : teacher ratio—
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterChristian
StatusOpen
Overview of Bethany School · Secondary with sixth form · Kent
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Attainment 8
22.0
+0.3
28.320.913.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 22.0
EBacc entry
0%
0pp
0%0%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
EBacc APS
28.8
-24.7
58.540.823.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 28.8
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
35.0
-2.6
37.535.633.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 35.0
A-level value added
+0.37
-0.2
+0.6+0.3+0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.4
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
8%
-15pp
23%12%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 8%
Average A-level grade
C+
-1
B-C+C+
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
330
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
76%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
Address
Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 1LB
Local authority
Kent
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% | 22.0 | Not applicable | 0% | 28.8 | 22% | 330 |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 0% | 21.7 | Not published | 0% | 53.5 | 19% | 361 |
| 2022/23 | 0% | 0% | 13.5 | Not published | 0% | 23.1 | 44% | 348 |
| 2021/22 | 0% | 0% | 14.5 | Not published | 0% | 29.0 | 42% | 357 |
| 2018/19 | 0% | 0% | 28.3 | Not published | 0% | 58.5 | 38% | 329 |
| 2017/18 | 0% | 0% | 22.9 | Not published | 0% | 60.7 | 34% | 329 |
| 2016/17 | 0% | 0% | 35.6 | Not published | 0% | — | 33% | 337 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 35.0 | C+ | +0.37 | 8% | 44 |
| 2023/24 | 37.5 | B- | +0.61 | 23% | 40 |
| 2022/23 | 33.8 | C+ | — | 0% | 30 |
| 2021/22 | 36.7 | B- | — | 6% | 47 |
| 2018/19 | 34.8 | C+ | +0.63 | 14% | 56 |
| 2017/18 | 31.1 | C | +0.43 | 6% | 59 |
| 2016/17 | 31.4 | C | +0.05 | 10% | 61 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 330 | — | 76% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 361 | — | 78% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 348 | — | 69% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 357 | — | 39% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 344 | — | 73% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 329 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 337 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.