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The North School

Secondary Academy school in Ashford TN24 8AL

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  • School Reference Number: 148712
  • Address: Essella Road, Ashford TN24 8AL
  • Head of School: Mrs Clair Ellerby
  • Telephone: 01233 614600
  • Website: thenorthschool.org.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Swale Academies Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,265
  • Local Education Authority: Kent
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 19
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: January 2022* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 26/09/2017

Rating published on 19/10/2017

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
12 November 2024 18 December 2024 School inspection
11 January 2022 11 January 2022 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number148712
Local Authority Code886
Local Authority NameKent
Establishment Number4246
School / College NameThe North School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-01-2022
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High19
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,265
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,291
Number of Boys702
Number of Girls589
Percentage Free School Meals31.30
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code4885
Academy trust or TrustSWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorSwale Academies Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10088876
FEHE Identifier
Further education type
Last Changed Date14-01-2025
StreetEssella Road
Locality
Address3
TownAshford
County (name)Kent
PostcodeTN24 8AL
Websitehttps://www.thenorthschool.org.uk/
Telephone01233614600
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameClair
Headteacher/Principal last nameEllerby
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHead of School
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provisionNot applicable
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionResourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll27
Resourced provision capacity25
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeJ
Government Office RegionSouth East
District CodeE07000105
DistrictAshford
Ward CodeE05011753
WardFurley
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001069
Parliamentary ConstituencyAshford
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000016
Easting601952
Northing142258
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Ashford 005
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Ashford 005C
Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code922
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1998) Kent
Previous establishment number4246
Country
UPRN100062560863
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005000
LSOA CodeE01024023
Free School Meals362
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN148712
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/148712
LAESTAB8864246
School nameThe North School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/01/2022
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth East
RegionSouth East
Local authorityKent
Parliamentary constituencyAshford
Multi-academy trust UID4885
Multi-academy trust nameSwale Academies Trust
Academy sponsor UID4886
Academy sponsor nameSwale Academies Trust
PostcodeTN24 8AL
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils1,291
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age19
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10032894
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date26/09/2017
Publication date19/10/2017
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of latest graded inspection118832
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8864246
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThe North School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionCommunity School
Current school type used for chart C6Academy Converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection numberITS461480
Previous inspection start date03/06/2015
Previous publication date26/06/2015
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection118832
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8864246
School name at time of previous graded inspectionThe North School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionGood

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