Northfleet Technology College

Foundation school · Secondary school · Gravesend, Kent
DA11 8BG
Composite score
44.6

About Northfleet Technology College

Northfleet Technology College is a boys' secondary school in Gravesend, Kent, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. Around 963 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 35.7, well below the national average of 46. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

28% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 49% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 38% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,948
National rank
#436
In South East
#82
In Kent
Top 93%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
35.7
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
28%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
49%
% EBacc grade 5+
1%
EBacc average points score
2.88

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 963 % FSM ever-6 38.1% % EAL 22.4% Age range 11–18 Gender Boys

Location

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