2014 - 2018 no appeals for school admission

GCSE results for 2018 good, in the top quarter of Kent non-selective Schools in Progress 8 and Attainment 8, and the same as Maidstone Grammar in Progress 8.  
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North School, Ashford. Since being rebuilt under a PFI Scheme, the school was initially heavily oversubscribed. March 2013 - still oversubscribed with 39 first choices oversubscribed, but OFSTED December 2013 placed the school in Special Measures. This decision was partly based on government information about GCSE 5A*-C pass rates that was misleadingly low and lack of support from KCC. The school was still oversubscribed for 2014 entry and expanded by 10 places to 225.  Taken over by Swale Academies Trust running a financial surplus of £121,277, its popularity dived again for 2015, although both Progress and Attainment picked up for 2016. Was the least popular school in Ashford, but numbers have picked up dramatically for September 2019. There is new controversy over KCC ending the School Support Contract with Swale Academy Trust at short notice at the end of the summer term 2019. The school is now running a deficit of £768,357 which will have to be paid back. 

2014 - 2018 no appeals for school admission

 In the bottom third of Kent non-selective schools at P8 and A8 for 2017 GCSEs.  KS5 (A Levels plus BTEC) best progress score in the county. 

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Northfleet School for Girls.  OFSTED February 2017 - Good.   GCSE performance data strong from 2014, with GCSE results consistently above government floor standard. Has been hit in numbers by the success of Meopham School, with its Outstanding Ofsted, but usually picks up some girls from Swanscombe due to unpopularity of Ebbsfleet Academy. 

2014 - 2018 all first preferences offered. Sudden slump in popularity for 2017 ;  corresponding with rise at Meopham

2014 - 2017 no appeals for school admission

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Northfleet Technology College.  Completely rebuilt under BSF (Building Schools for the Future, a PFI scheme), so currently barred from becoming an academy. OFSTED January 2017 - Good.  Usually picks up some boys from Ebbsfleet area because of the unpopularity of Ebbsfleet Academy.  Fall in popularity from 2017 ;  corresponding with rise at Meopham. Current headteacher was previously deputy head at Northfleet Technology College.

 No appeals 2017 or 2018.

GCSE results usually around the government floor standard, but exceptional for 2016 in both Progress and Attainment. Fourth highest performing NS school at Level C or better in English and maths 2016, at 70%. Slumped badly in 2017. 

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Norton Knatchbull School, Ashford. OFSTED November 2017 - Good again.  Ashford is expanding rapidly so school will fill in a couple of years without depending on appeals. Headteacher suddenly left for Christmas 2018 without new post 'to focus on her own career development'.  She is to be succeeded sometime in the summer of 2019  by Ben Greene, currently head of Bullers Wood Girls School, Chislehurst.

The official PAN has remained at 149 for some years, and then has been increased on allocation each March by a large figure.  This allows a high number of successful appeals and still remain within PAN, demonstrating there is a need for places. A KCC Report last summer states that: 'In 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 the Governors of Norton Knatchbull School (Academy) offered 180 places on National Offer Day.' This is untrue but has enabled the school to secure the offer of a £2 million grant from KCC to expand its PAN to 210.  

Consistently high proportion of successful appeals historically, as the school aims to fill to capacity.  

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