The Abbey School
About the school
The Abbey School 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
- 13 January 2026
- Published
- 28 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Category of concern: SWK
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
No
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 35.5
- 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
- 32.50%
- Kent
- 47.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 50.70%
- Kent
- 65.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 44.80%
- Kent
- 46.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.18
- Kent
- 4.18
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D+
Average A-level points
- School
- 24.59
AAB or better
- School
- Suppressed
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1110
Girls
48.29%
Boys
51.71%
SEN support
7.84%
Education, health and care plan
6.04%
English as an additional language
9.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
38.80%
Overall absence
13.11
Persistent absence
38.02