Borden Grammar School
About the school
Borden Grammar School is a state-funded grammar school in South East England.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 12 May 2026
- Published
- 6 July 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 63.2
- Kent
- 46.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Kent
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 83.10%
- Kent
- 47.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 93.50%
- Kent
- 65.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 64.50%
- Kent
- 46.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.84
- Kent
- 4.18
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 34.11
AAB or better
- School
- 12.80%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
928
Girls
3.23%
Boys
96.77%
SEN support
2.05%
Education, health and care plan
0.86%
English as an additional language
10.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
12.25%
Overall absence
4.11
Persistent absence
6.56
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
126
Sustained education or employment
98%
Education
94%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
2%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
109
Sustained education or employment
84%
Higher education
60%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
16%