The North School | Secondary with sixth form in Ashford | Ofsted & DfE

50%

GCSE 9–4 · 2018/19

27%

GCSE 5+ · 2018/19

35.2

Attainment 8 · 2018/19

-0.39

Progress 8 · 2018/19

13%

EBacc entry · 2018/19

594.3

EBacc APS · 2018/19

1,141

Pupils · 2020/21

14%

EAL · 2020/21

50%

GCSE 9–4 · 2018/19

27%

GCSE 5+ · 2018/19

35.2

Attainment 8 · 2018/19

-0.39

Progress 8 · 2018/19

13%

EBacc entry · 2018/19

594.3

EBacc APS · 2018/19

1,141

Pupils · 2020/21

14%

EAL · 2020/21

50%

GCSE 9–4 · 2018/19

27%

GCSE 5+ · 2018/19

35.2

Attainment 8 · 2018/19

-0.39

Progress 8 · 2018/19

13%

EBacc entry · 2018/19

594.3

EBacc APS · 2018/19

1,141

Pupils · 2020/21

14%

EAL · 2020/21

Closed school

This school is closed. The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2018/19.

Local authorityKent

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio16.8:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusClosed

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

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2018/19 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

50%

+2pp

50%49%48%

'17'18'19

'19 · 50%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

27%

+3pp

27%25%23%

'17'18'19

'19 · 27%

Attainment 8

35.2

-3.0

38.236.735.2

'17'18'19

'19 · 35.2

Progress 8

-0.39

-0.1

-0.3-0.3-0.4

'17'18'19

'19 · -0.4

EBacc entry

13%

0pp

13%12%10%

'17'18'19

'19 · 13%

EBacc APS

594.3

-38.6

632.8613.6594.3

'18'19

'19 · 594.3

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2018/19 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

19.8

-3.3

25.322.519.8

'17'18'19

'19 · 19.8

A-level value added

-0.79

-0.4

+0.4-0.2-0.8

'17'18'19

'19 · -0.8

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

0pp

0%0%0%

'17'18'19

'19 · 0%

Average A-level grade

C-C-D

'17'18'19

'19 · D

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Pupils & context

2020/21

Pupils on roll

1,141

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.8

Workforce data · 2021/22

EAL

14%

FSM eligible

29%

SEN

Overall absence

—

Persistent absence

—

Contact

Address

Essella Road, Ashford, TN24 8AL

Local authority

Kent

Website

—

Telephone

—

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
2018/19	50%	27%	35.2	-0.39	13%	594.3	29%	1,017
2017/18	48%	24%	38.2	-0.27	13%	632.8	24%	1,022
2016/17	49%	23%	36.7	-0.36	10%	—	20%	1,069

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2018/19	19.8	D	-0.79	0%	94
2017/18	23.1	D+	-0.37	0%	91
2016/17	25.3	C-	+0.44	0%	86

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2020/21	1,141	16.2	9%	14%	29%	—	—
2018/19	1,017	14.7	9%	11%	35%	6%	16%
2017/18	1,022	14.2	9%	10%	32%	6%	15%
2016/17	1,069	14.7	11%	10%	32%	6%	13%