Northfleet School for Girls is a secondary school located in Gravesend. 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 27/09/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hall Road, Gravesend, DA11 8AQ
Website: http://www.nsfg.org.uk
Telephone: 01474831020
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr C Norwood
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 118788

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/09/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 1145
Number of Pupils: 1126
Number of Boys: 25
Number of Girls: 1101

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.12 Confidence interval -0.1 to 0.35
Of the 132 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 124 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:22%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:36%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.47
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northfleet Nursery School
140 London Road , Northfleet DA11 9JS
4out of 4 1,793 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Painters Ash Primary School
Masefield Road , Northfleet DA11 8EL
3out of 4 556 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Springhead Park Primary School
Springhead Parkway , Springhead Park DA11 8BY
- not rated 975 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Shears Green Infant School
Packham Road , Northfleet DA11 7JF
3out of 4 1,135 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Shears Green Junior School
White Avenue , Northfleet DA11 7JB
3out of 4 1,135 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Copperfield Academy
Dover Road East , Northfleet DA11 0RB
1out of 4 1,208 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northfleet School for Girls
Hall Road , Northfleet DA11 8AQ
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Girls More About School
Northfleet Technology College
Colyer Road , Northfleet DA11 8BG
3out of 4 535 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
Pelham Road , DA11 0JE
4out of 4 1,691 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The Ebbsfleet Academy
Southfleet Road , DA10 0BZ
3out of 4 2,619 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Saint George's Church of England School
Meadow Road , DA11 7LS
3out of 4 1,556 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bronte School
7 Pelham Road , DA11 0HN
- not rated 2,188 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Pier View Academy
42-44 Harmer Street , DA12 2AX
- not rated 2,934 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ifield School
Cedar Avenue , DA12 5JT
4out of 4 2,981 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.