30%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
18%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
30.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
20%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
448.1
EBacc APS · 2024/25
830
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
43%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 18/10/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Goodwin Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Kent
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
30%
-17pp
56%43%30%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 30%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
18%
-3pp
27%22%17%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 18%
Attainment 8
30.5
-4.5
39.735.130.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 30.5
EBacc entry
20%
+5pp
29%19%8%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 21%
EBacc APS
448.1
-29.6
494.4412.3330.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 448.1
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19
A-level APS
20.0
+4.2
20.017.515.0
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 20.0
A-level value added
-0.58
+0.5
-0.5-0.8-1.1
'19'24'25
'25 · -0.6
Average A-level grade
D
0
DDD
'19'23'24'25
'25 · D
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
830
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
48%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
14%
Persistent absence
43%
Contact
Address
Hamilton Road, Deal, CT14 9BD
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email
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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 | 30% | 18% | 30.5 | Not applicable | 20% | 448.1 | 20% | 830 |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 21% | 35.0 | -0.80 | 15% | 477.7 | 15% | 852 |
| 2022/23 | 41% | 19% | 33.9 | -0.85 | 29% | 494.4 | 29% | 900 |
| 2021/22 | 56% | 27% | 39.7 | -0.59 | 10% | 351.8 | 10% | 857 |
| 2018/19 | 52% | 17% | 33.9 | -0.69 | 8% | 330.3 | 17% | 794 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | New school |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 20.0 | D | -0.58 | Not eligible | 33 |
| 2023/24 | 15.8 | D- | -1.11 | Not eligible | 25 |
| 2022/23 | 15.0 | D- | — | Not eligible | 31 |
| 2021/22 | Suppressed | Suppressed | — | Not eligible | 33 |
| 2018/19 | 19.7 | D | -0.54 | Suppressed | 68 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 830 | 16.1 | 19% | 2% | 48% | 14% | 43% |
| 2023/24 | 852 | 15.9 | 17% | 2% | 39% | 14% | 41% |
| 2022/23 | 900 | 17.8 | 13% | 3% | 34% | 13% | 41% |
| 2021/22 | 857 | 16.2 | 16% | 2% | 35% | 13% | 44% |
| 2020/21 | 806 | 17.0 | 16% | 2% | 34% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 794 | 16.8 | 12% | 2% | 41% | 7% | 24% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.