Hugh Christie School is a secondary school located in Tonbridge. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 06/12/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 9.2%, which is 5.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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White Cottage Road, Tonbridge

School Information

Address: White Cottage Road, Tonbridge, TN10 4PU
Website: http://www.hughchristie.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01732353544
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jon Barker
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 118903

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/12/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1226
Number of Pupils: 917
Number of Boys: 545
Number of Girls: 372

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 9.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 29% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.66 Confidence interval -0.88 to -0.44
Of the 136 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 131 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:18%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:24%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:35.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.93
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cage Green Primary School
Cage Green Road , TN10 4PT 		1out of 4 223 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Long Mead Community Primary School
Waveney Road , TN10 3JU 		2out of 4 770 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School
Trench Road , TN11 9NG 		4out of 4 907 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Woodlands Primary School
Higham School Lane , Hunt Road TN10 4BB 		3out of 4 946 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment
The Slade , TN9 1HR 		4out of 4 2,069 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hugh Christie School
White Cottage Road , TN10 4PU 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Hillview School for Girls
Brionne Gardens , TN9 2HE 		3out of 4 3,150 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Skills for Independence and Employability Ltd
Cage Green Road , TN10 4PT 		- not rated 281 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
YMCA West Kent
164 Shipbourne Road , TN10 3EJ 		- not rated 868 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hilden Grange School
Dry Hill Park Road , TN10 3BX 		- not rated 1,298 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Hilden Oaks Preparatory School and Nursery
38 Dry Hill Park Road , TN10 3BU 		- not rated 1,298 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Tonbridge School
, TN9 1JP 		- not rated 1,733 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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