You will find an article on 2018 oversubscription data for grammar schools here, and for non-selective schools here. For Grammar School Preferences, only grammar qualified are counted. The PAN is the Published Admission Number and refers to the number of places available in the year group for each school. If additional places were offered, I have recorded this under PAN.
A Report on 2018 Appeals Outcomes here. For Attainment 8 and Progress 8 and further information on the performance of all Kent schools with 2018 GCSE scores go to here for explanation.
New Line Learning Academy, Maidstone. The Academy was formed from the amalgamation of the former Senacre School and Oldborough Manor School, in West Maidstone, and is now in new buildings costing some £31 million. Originally sponsored by the Future Schools Trust, along with Cornwallis Academy, but now rebrokered to Every Child, Every Day Academy Trust. OFSTED October 2015 - Requires Improvement (as in 2013 & 2015). The academy has struggled to attract students since its formation; in March 2013 - just 122 places were offered out of 210 available, including 41 allocated by KCC (who did not apply). Headteacher claimed on Radio Kent in March 2014 it was built to cater for future rises in number of Maidstone children over next 30 years! So far this has not happen. Must be worried about the impact of the new Free science and technology school to be run by Valley Invicta Trust and opening in 2020. The Future Schools Trust was served with a Warning Notice in 2017 about low standards in both secondary schools.
NLL and Cornwallis have now been taken away from Future Schools and given to the Every Child, Every Day Academy Trust.
| INITIAL ALLOCATIONS | ||||
| PAN | 1st prefs | Vacant places |
Local
Authority
Allocations
|
|
| 2014 | 210 | 135 | 62 | 5 |
| 2015 | 210 | 86 |
62 |
35 |
| 2016 | 210 | 96 | 96 | 12 |
| 2017 | 210 | 75 | 61 | 50 |
| 2018 | 210 | 85 | 33 | 80 |
| 2019 | 180 | 85 | ||
2014 - 2018 no appeals for school admission
| PERFORMANCE DATA | ||||
| Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | % 5A*-C (inc Eng and Maths) |
KS5 Progress
Score
|
|
| 2014 | n/a | n/a | 37 | |
| 2015 | n/a | n/a | 33 | |
| 2016 | -0.53 | 37.4 |
Grade 5 or above
Eng & Maths
|
|
| 2017 | -0.3 (BA) | 35.1 | 15% | No significant |
| 2018 | -0.36(BA) | 34.6 | 18% | Sixth Form |
GCSE results for 2018 comparatively good, better than 28 other Kent Schools in Progress 8 but better than eight others at Attainment 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. OFSTED Dec 2013 - Special Measures. Still oversubscribed for 2014 entry and expanded by 10 places to 225! OFSTED September 2017 - Good having worked up from a Special Measures finding in 2013, partly based on government information about GCSE 5A*-C pass rates that was misleadingly low. The school achieved 42% that year, above the government floor standard. Taken over by Swale Academies Trust, performance and 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 for September 2019..
| INITIAL ALLOCATIONS | |||||
|
|
PAN
|
1st
preferences
|
1st prefs
not offered
|
Vacant places
|
Local
Authority
Allocations
|
| 2014 | 225 | 188 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
2015
|
215
|
122
|
0
|
48
|
13 |
| 2016 | 215 | 122 | 0 | 42 | 11 |
| 2017 | 215 | 142 | 0 | 32 | 15 |
|
2018
|
215
|
159
|
2
|
2
|
20
|
| 2019 | 215 | 208 | |||
2014 - 2018 no appeals for school admission
| PERFORMANCE DATA | ||||
| Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | % 5A*-C (inc Eng and Maths) |
KS5 Progress
Score
|
|
| 2014 | n/a | n/a | 36 | |
| 2015 | n/a | n/a | 24 | |
| 2016 | -0.34 | 42.9 |
Grade 5 or above
Eng & Maths
|
|
| 2017 | -0.36 (BA) | 36.7 | 23% | 0.44(WAA) |
| 2o18 | -0.26(BA) | 38.1 | 24% | |
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 2016, with GCSE results consistently above government floor standard.
| INITIAL ALLOCATIONS | |||
| PAN | 1st preferences | Vacant places | |
| 2014 | 175 | 118 | 26 |
| 2015 | 175 | 92 | 36 |
| 2016 | 200 | 122 | 0 |
| 2017 | 210 | 100 | 66 |
| 2018 | 210 | 141 | 9 |
| 2019 | 210 | 125 | |
2014 - 2018 all first preferences offered. Sudden slump in popularity for 2017 ; corresponding with rise at Meopham
2014 - 2017 no appeals for school admission
| PERFORMANCE DATA | ||||
| Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | % 5A*-C (inc Eng and Maths) |
KS5 Progress
Score
|
|
| 2014 | n/a | n/a | 49 | |
| 2015 | n/a | n/a | 49 | |
| 2016 | 0.01 | 47.2 |
Grade 5 or above
Eng & Maths
|
|
| 2017 | -0.29 (BA) | 41.9 | 31% | 0(A) |
| 2018 | -0.05(A)(P) | 42.8 | 31% | |
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Northfleet Technology College. Completely rebuilt under BSF (Building Schools for the Future, a PFI scheme). 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
| INITIAL ALLOCATIONS | ||||
|
|
PAN
|
1st
preferences
|
1st preferences
not offered
|
Vacant places
|
| 2014 | 164 | 149 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 164 | 156 | 20 | 0 |
| 2016 | 190 | 142 | 11 | 0 |
| 2017 | 194 | 139 | 0 | 16 |
| 2018 | 164 | 128 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 164 | 108 | ||
| APPEALS FOR SCHOOL PLACES | ||
| Appeals Heard | Upheld | |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
No appeals 2017 or 2018.
| PERFORMANCE DATA | ||||
| Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | % 5A*-C (inc Eng and Maths) |
KS5 Progress
Score
|
|
| 2014 | n/a | n/a | 54 | |
| 2015 | n/a | n/a | 48 | |
| 2016 | 0.34 | 49.6 |
Grade 5 or above
Eng & Maths
|
|
| 2017 | -0.45 (BA) | 36.7 | 11% | -0.77(WBA) |
| 2018 | 2-0.41(BA)(P) | 36.4 | 15% | |
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. This grammar school usually filled when PAN was 150, but increased in 2014 to 180. 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 some time in the summer by Ben Greene, currently head of Bullers Wood Girls School, Chislehurst.
| INITIAL ALLOCATIONS | ||||
|
|
PAN
|
1st
preferences
|
1st prefs
not offered
|
Vacant places
|
| 2015 | 180 | 111 | 0 |
59 |
| 2016 | 180 | 164 | 2 |
0 |
| 2017 | 180 | 125 | 0 | 23 |
| 2018 | 210 |
130 | 0 | 56 |
| 2019 | 149 | 157 | ||
PAN likely to increase for March as in previous years.
| APPEALS FOR SCHOOL PLACES | ||
| Appeals Heard | Upheld | |
| 2014 | 42 | 32 |
| 2015 | 63 | 53 |
| 2016 | 60 | 29 |
| 2017 | 40 | 26 |
| 2018 | 66 | 46 |
Consistently high proportion of successful appeals historically, as the school aims to fill to capacity.
| PERFORMANCE DATA | ||||
| Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | % 5A*-C (inc Eng and Maths) |
KS5 Progress
Score
|
|
| 2014 | n/a | n/a | 93 | |
| 2015 | n/a | n/a | 95 | |
| 2016 | 0.15 | 65.2 |
Grade 5 or above
Eng & Maths
|
-0.04(A) |
| 2017 | 0.21 (AA) | 63.7 | 91% | |
| 2018 | 0.16(A)(P) | 62.1 | 81% | |
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