My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
38%Agree
44%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
1%The Lenham School
Academy sponsor led — Secondary
ME17 2LL / 11–18 / Does not apply
Good
Ofsted
37
Attainment 8
83%
parents recommend
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2019
Good
Good
Inspected 2019
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth FormGood
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 37
- Progress 8
- -0.32
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 15.8%
83% of parents would recommend this school
178 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
37%Agree
48%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
24%Agree
50%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
2%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
12%Agree
12%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
7%Not applicable
52%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
20%Agree
41%Disagree
27%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
4%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
37%Agree
29%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
1%Not applicable
15%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
33%No
67%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 59 parents
Strongly agree
26%Agree
45%Disagree
17%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
5%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
32%Agree
46%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
10%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
30%Agree
47%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
5%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
32%Agree
50%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
2%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
30%Agree
57%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
2%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
55%Agree
39%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
33%Agree
43%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
9%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
83%No
17%21.8% of pupils receive SEN support
21.8%
SEN support
3.6%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 2.4%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 8.2%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 2.4%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 3.5%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 4.2%
89.7% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 89.7%
40% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 80%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 7%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 40%
- Entered top-third university
- 0%
- Achieved a degree
- 43%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1
- Free school meals
- 28.8%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 18.8:1
- Overall absence
- 9.15%
- Persistent absence
- 28.52%
- English as additional language
- 3.8%
- Teachers with QTS
- 90.9%
- White
- 92.8%
- Mixed
- 3.6%
- Asian
- 0.1%
- Black
- 1.5%
- Other
- 0.2%
White British84.4%
Other White4.6%
Gypsy / Roma3%
Irish0.4%
Irish Traveller0.4%
Other Mixed1.6%
White & Black Caribbean0.7%
White & Asian0.7%
White & Black African0.6%
Caribbean0.7%
African0.6%
Other Black0.2%