The North School | School performance

61%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

40%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

41.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

37%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

837.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,270

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

28%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

61%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

40%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

41.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

37%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

837.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,270

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

28%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

61%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

40%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

41.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

37%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

837.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,270

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

28%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 13/11/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityKent

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio16.4:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of The North School · Secondary with sixth form · Kent

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

61%

+6pp

61%58%55%

'23'24'25

'25 · 61%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

40%

+5pp

40%37%34%

'23'24'25

'25 · 40%

Attainment 8

41.1

+1.5

42.741.239.6

'23'24'25

'25 · 41.1

EBacc entry

37%

+3pp

37%32%28%

'23'24'25

'25 · 37%

EBacc APS

837.0

+102.2

837.0784.3731.7

'23'24'25

'25 · 837.0

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

A-level APS

30.3

+2.1

30.329.328.2

'23'24'25

'25 · 30.3

A-level value added

-0.47

-0.5

0.0-0.2-0.5

'24'25

'25 · -0.5

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

22%

+5pp

22%11%0%

'23'24'25

'25 · 22%

Average A-level grade

CCC-

'23'24'25

'25 · C

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,270

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

17%

FSM eligible

33%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

10%

Persistent absence

28%

Contact

Address

Essella Road, Ashford, TN24 8AL

Local authority

Kent

Website

https://www.thenorthschool.org.uk/

Telephone

01233614600

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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	61%	40%	41.1	Not applicable	37%	837.0	48%	1,270
2023/24	55%	34%	39.6	-0.26	34%	734.8	40%	1,291
2022/23	61%	38%	42.7	+0.05	28%	731.7	40%	1,267

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	30.3	C	-0.47	22%	86
2023/24	28.2	C-	+0.01	17%	71
2022/23	29.9	C	—	0%	88

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,270	16.5	16%	17%	33%	10%	28%
2023/24	1,291	15.6	13%	15%	33%	10%	30%
2022/23	1,267	16.5	9%	14%	34%	9%	27%
2021/22	1,221	—	7%	15%	35%	9%	23%