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Northfleet School for Girls

Hall Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 8AQ ·

Report card: strong areas· 2026
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At a glance

A state girls' secondary school for ages 11–18 in Gravesend. Ofsted report card (April 2026): strong areas. GCSE results are below the England average (Attainment 8: 43.0 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 202 families put it first for 219 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–18
Pupils
1,312
Gender
Girls
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Kent
Academy trust
Northfleet Schools Co-Operative Trust
Headteacher
Mr C Norwood

Inspection

Ofsted report card (renewed framework)

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Inspected 21 Apr 2026Published 8 Jun 2026
  • SafeguardingMet
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and well-beingStrong standard
  • Post-16 provisionExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Report cards grade each area separately on a five-point scale, from Urgent improvement to Exceptional. There is no single overall grade, and results are not directly comparable with earlier grades such as “Good”.

Inspection reports describe the school on the day. Read the full report and visit the school before deciding.

Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 204 pupils

Attainment 8
43.0
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
36.8%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
64.2%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-0.17
2023/24 · CI -0.38 to 0.03
This school
43
Kent
46.7
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
219
1st preferences
202
All applications
562
1st prefs per place
0.92
Fewer first choices than places

173 of 202 first-preference applicants were offered a place (86%). 1 offers went to families living in another council area.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
1,302
Capacity
1,145
115% full
Girls / boys
98/2
Girls
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)38.2%
  • English as an additional language21.4%
  • SEN support15.3%
  • Education, Health and Care plan1.4%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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