The Lenham School is a secondary school located in Maidstone. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 10/12/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Ham Lane, Maidstone

School Information

Address: Ham Lane, Maidstone, ME17 2LL
Website: www.thelenham.viat.org.uk
Telephone: 01622858267
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Chris Foreman
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 143954

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/12/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1012
Number of Pupils: 657
Number of Boys: 330
Number of Girls: 327

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.02 Confidence interval -0.28 to 0.23
Of the 98 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 97 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:75%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:21%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:40.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.52
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lenham Primary School
Ham Lane , Lenham ME17 2LL
3out of 4 262 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Platts Heath Primary School
Headcorn Road , Platts Heath ME17 2NH
2out of 4 2,692 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Lenham School
Ham Lane , Lenham ME17 2LL
1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.