The Norton Knatchbull School is a secondary school located in Ashford. 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 29/11/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hythe Road, Ashford, TN24 0QJ
Website: http://www.nks.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01233620045
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ben Greene
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 138019

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 1076
Number of Pupils: 1238
Number of Boys: 1179
Number of Girls: 59

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 11% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.2 Confidence interval 0.01 to 0.4
Of the 168 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 164 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:99%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:89%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:63.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:6.15
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Willesborough Infant School
Church Road , Willesborough TN24 0JZ
3out of 4 1,301 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Willesborough Junior School
Highfield Road , Willesborough TN24 0JU
3out of 4 1,301 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Victoria Road Primary School
Victoria Road , TN23 7HQ
3out of 4 1,621 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
East Stour Primary School
Earlsworth Road , South Willesborough TN24 0DW
3out of 4 2,020 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Western Avenue , TN23 1ND
3out of 4 2,062 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Norton Knatchbull School
Hythe Road , TN24 0QJ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
The North School
Essella Road , TN24 8AL
3out of 4 490 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Highworth Grammar School
Maidstone Road , TN24 8UD
4out of 4 2,221 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cornfields School
207 Hythe Road , Ashford TN24 8PL
- not rated 157 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ashford School
East Hill , TN24 8PB
- not rated 995 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Goldwyn Sixth Form College
Unit 3 , Norfolk Drive TN23 4FB
- not rated 2,356 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.