The North School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 148712
- Address
- Essella Road, TN24 8AL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1270 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.3%
- Girls
- 44.7%
- First language not English
- 16.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.2%
- Persistent absence
- 25.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.7%
White British 71.7%
Mixed 6.5%
African 5.9%
Other White 4.6%
Other Asian 4.1%
Indian 2.6%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other 0.9%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Black 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 37%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41
Local authority average 46.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.67
Local authority average 4.17
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 24 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 12 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 16 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 18 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 41 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| Dance | GCSE | 9 |
| English Language | GCSE | 226 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 223 |
Admissions
The North School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 193
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 199
- 2nd preference
- 193
- 3rd preference
- 161
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 174
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 215 115 100 |
| Year 8 | 237 120 117 |
| Year 9 | 237 123 114 |
| Year 10 | 228 126 102 |
| Year 11 | 230 150 80 |
| Year 12 | 52 28 24 |
| Year 13 | 68 37 31 |
| Year 14 | 3 3 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 86.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 38.0% 28.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 45.0% 57.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 42.0% 58.3% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 0.0% 19.8% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.5% 2.4% |