Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre

What the figures show

• In Year 7 2026 the last child offered a place lived 10.704 miles away, 5th longest of the 56 Kent secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
• Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 3 of the 4 years with a published outcome.
• For Year 7 2026 there were 269 first-choice applications for 314 offers; 262 offers went to first-choice families and 7 first-choice families (3%) were not offered a place.
• In 2024/25, 27% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the average A level grade was C- (England B-).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address

Ashford Road, Tenterden, TN30 6LT

Type

Academy converter

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Council

Kent

Pupils on roll

1,772 January 2026 school census

Free school meals

27.4% of pupils eligible

Pupils per teacher

16.9

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 25 April 2023

Strengths

• “Pupils receive good support and care at Homewood.”
• “Most appreciate the ‘culture reset’ through which staff have raised expectations of work, behaviour and attitudes.”
• “Pupils’ behaviour overall is good and they are focused and thoughtful in lessons.”

To improve

• “The legacy of the impact of a small minority of pupils who are resisting the changes contributes to an initially negative response when pupils are asked about their experiences, but is not representative of the school now.”
• “Historically, few pupils have continued their studies of a language at GCSE, and so the proportion attaining the English Baccalaureate measure has been lower than the government’s national ambition.”
• “One of the biggest barriers to further raising pupils’ attainment is the numbers who are absent from school.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

• 2026 Year 7 entry: 269 first-preference applications, 314 offers in total, 262 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Kent.

• Chilmington Green School 6.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
• Cranbrook School 6.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
• Highworth Grammar School 9.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
• The North School 9.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
• The Norton Knatchbull School 9.8 mi Good Last distance published
• Towers School and Sixth Form Centre 10.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
• The Lenham School 11.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
• The Marsh Academy 12.7 mi Good Last distance published

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