The North School
About the school
The North 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 November 2024
- Published
- 17 December 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 41.1
- 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
- 39.50%
- Kent
- 47.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 61.00%
- Kent
- 65.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 36.80%
- Kent
- 46.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.67
- Kent
- 4.18
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 30.34
AAB or better
- School
- 21.70%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1270
Girls
44.72%
Boys
55.28%
SEN support
11.65%
Education, health and care plan
4.57%
English as an additional language
16.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
32.87%
Overall absence
9.83
Persistent absence
28.48
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
201
Sustained education or employment
88%
Education
84%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
9%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
79
Sustained education or employment
78%
Higher education
30%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
41%