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Secondary with sixth form

Ebbsfleet Academy

SecondaryPost 16

Dartford · Swanscombe · DA10 0BZ http://www.ebbsfleetacademy.org.uk

Pupils
826
cap. 780
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
56%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
32%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
42.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
51%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
5.2
EBacc APS · 2024/25
826
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
28%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
32%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
42.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
51%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
5.2
EBacc APS · 2024/25
826
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
28%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Overview

Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/10/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Previous inspection
  • 2016Good
AddressSouthfleet Road, Swanscombe, DA10 0BZ
Telephone01322242252
Local authorityKent
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
Finance£9351 spend / pupil£10244 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

Establishment history

Earlier establishment on this site or under a previous URN.

PreviouslySwan Valley Community SchoolClosed · from 2012-04-01

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06View on Parent View
Overall happy
88%
Would recommend
83%
Responses
24
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

88%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

100%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

92%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

34%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

66%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

71%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

92%

Q9. My child does well at this school

84%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

88%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

87%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

88%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

80%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

83%

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
56%
-3pp
66%60%53%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
32%
-3pp
42%37%32%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 32%
Attainment 8
42.5
-2.3
44.842.640.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 42.5
EBacc entry
51%
+8pp
51%36%21%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
EBacc APS
5.2
-0.3
5.54.84.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 5.2

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)-0.13
Average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
25.6
+0.9
26.018.811.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 25.6
A-level value added
-0.14
+0.2
-0.1-0.8-1.4
'19'24'25
'25 · -0.1
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
0%
-12pp
12%6%0%
'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
Average A-level grade
C-
+1
C-DE
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C-

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.14
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

86%

Education or employment

83%

Education

0%

Apprenticeships

3%

Employment

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

92%

Education or employment

68%

Education

0%

Apprenticeships

24%

Employment

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
826
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
LA AVG 17.78:1
EAL
21%
LA AVG 12.27%
FSM eligible
38%
LA AVG 26.9%
SEN
14%
LA AVG 15.48%
Overall absence
8%
LA AVG 8.24%
Persistent absence
28%
LA AVG 23.71%

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.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSEBacc lang entryCohort
2024/2556%32%42.5Not applicable51%5.252%826
2023/2459%34%44.8-0.1343%5.550%826
2022/2353%34%40.5-0.2321%4.527%766
2021/2260%42%43.3-0.3328%4.535%684
2018/1966%32%43.8-0.3321%4.036%625
2017/1848%27%41.0-0.3918%3.029%567
2016/1760%37%42.4-0.2742%42%575

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2525.6C--0.140%39
2023/2424.8D+-0.3712%48
2022/2319.3D0%26
2021/2226.0C-Suppressed18
2018/1911.6E-1.41Suppressed27
2016/17Not publishedNot applicableNot publishedNot published

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2582624.314%21%38%8%28%
2023/2482619.412%23%37%8%27%
2022/2376620.29%24%39%12%37%
2021/2268418.64%26%38%10%32%
2020/2167217.05%27%32%
2018/1962520.34%20%35%7%19%
2017/1856718.45%15%34%7%23%
2016/1757518.36%13%35%7%20%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.