The Lenham School
About the school
The Lenham 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
- 5 February 2025
- Published
- 11 March 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 37
- 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
- 15.80%
- Kent
- 47.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 43.20%
- Kent
- 65.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 26.70%
- Kent
- 46.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.11
- Kent
- 4.18
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- Suppressed
Average A-level points
- School
- Suppressed
AAB or better
- School
- No entries
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
826
Girls
50.85%
Boys
49.15%
SEN support
18.16%
Education, health and care plan
3.63%
English as an additional language
3.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
30.43%
Overall absence
9.33
Persistent absence
28.98
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
148
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
82%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
6%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
16
Sustained education or employment
63%
Higher education
25%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
31%