New Line Learning Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement May 13 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 135372
- Address
- Boughton Lane, ME15 9QL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 819 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 13.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.6%
- Persistent absence
- 36.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.6%
White British 72.6%
Mixed 7.1%
Other White 6.8%
African 5.6%
Gypsy/Roma 1.7%
Other Asian 1.3%
Other 1.3%
Indian 1.2%
Pakistani 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 17%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 31.7
Local authority average 46.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.66
Local authority average 4.17
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 1 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 13 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 14 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 19 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 22 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 34 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 4 |
| Biology | GCSE | 7 |
Admissions
New Line Learning Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 193
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 118
- 2nd preference
- 87
- 3rd preference
- 35
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 118
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 182 81 101 |
| Year 8 | 195 110 85 |
| Year 9 | 176 83 93 |
| Year 10 | 148 77 71 |
| Year 11 | 118 59 59 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 86.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 45.0% 28.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 29.0% 57.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 3.0% 3.0% |