43%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
16%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
37.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
27%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
454.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
826
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 05/11/2019
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.3:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of The Lenham School · Secondary with sixth form · Kent
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
43%
-4pp
55%49%43%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
16%
-10pp
26%21%16%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 16%
Attainment 8
37.0
-1.6
40.338.637.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 37.0
EBacc entry
27%
-49pp
75%45%14%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 27%
EBacc APS
454.0
-44.9
498.9397.2295.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 454.0
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
826
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
29%
Contact
Address
Ham Lane, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2LL
Local authority
Kent
Website
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 | 43% | 16% | 37.0 | Not applicable | 27% | 454.0 | 29% | 826 |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 26% | 38.6 | -0.32 | 75% | 498.9 | 77% | 805 |
| 2022/23 | 46% | 20% | 38.3 | -0.25 | 72% | 489.3 | 72% | 779 |
| 2021/22 | 54% | 24% | 38.9 | -0.32 | 14% | 295.5 | 16% | 732 |
| 2018/19 | 55% | 21% | 40.3 | -0.02 | 75% | 345.4 | 75% | 526 |
| 2017/18 | 51% | 25% | 36.6 | -0.17 | 47% | 299.9 | 48% | 453 |
| 2016/17 | 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 | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Not eligible | 16 |
| 2023/24 | 28.8 | C | -0.17 | Not eligible | 22 |
| 2022/23 | Not eligible | Not eligible | — | Not eligible | 20 |
| 2021/22 | Not eligible | Not eligible | — | Not eligible | 19 |
| 2018/19 | Not eligible | Not eligible | Not eligible | Not eligible | 14 |
| 2017/18 | Not eligible | Not eligible | Not eligible | Not eligible | 4 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | — | Not applicable | Not published | Not published |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 826 | 20.6 | 22% | 4% | 30% | 9% | 29% |
| 2023/24 | 805 | 20.9 | 18% | 4% | 27% | 10% | 34% |
| 2022/23 | 779 | 18.7 | 13% | 4% | 26% | 9% | 30% |
| 2021/22 | 732 | 19.0 | 10% | 3% | 24% | 9% | 30% |
| 2020/21 | 657 | 19.0 | 10% | 3% | 24% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 526 | 17.3 | 12% | 2% | 28% | 6% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | — | 15.5 | — | — | — | 6% | 14% |
| 2016/17 | — | — | — | — | — | 6% | 18% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.