Cornwallis Academy
About the school
Cornwallis Academy is an open secondary school in Kent.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 12 January 2023
- Published
- 5 March 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 38.6
- 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
- 35.80%
- Kent
- 47.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 61.50%
- Kent
- 65.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 18.40%
- Kent
- 46.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.24
- Kent
- 4.18
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D
Average A-level points
- School
- 18.89
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1328
Girls
44.58%
Boys
55.42%
SEN support
15.36%
Education, health and care plan
2.56%
English as an additional language
11.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
35.37%
Overall absence
9.66
Persistent absence
33.14
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
217
Sustained education or employment
88%
Education
78%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
143
Sustained education or employment
76%
Higher education
27%
Further education
6%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
34%