Astor Secondary School
Academy converter · sixth form · 732 pupils
72% stayed in education · Attainment 8 27.9
Academy sponsor led
St Augustine Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 673of 750 places
- Free school meals
- 35.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 149
- Ofsted
- Report card, 3 March 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Needs attentionAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Astor of Hever Community School (URN 118795, until 1 September 2011).
What the data says
St Augustine Academy has no sixth form. Of the 153 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 44% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 35.1 against 46.1 across England and 46.7 in Kent, with 20% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, St Augustine Academy is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Kent and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | St Augustine Academy | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 153 | 17,954 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 82% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 72% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 27% | 56% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 44% | 28% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 4% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 7% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 9% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | St Augustine Academy | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 35.1 | 46.7 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 20% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 24% | 47% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.93 | 4.18 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 30% | 25% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 28.7 | 32.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 37.8 | 51.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 5% | 12% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 148 | 99% | 88% | 3% | 22% | 57% |
| English Language | 148 | 99% | 89% | 5% | 20% | 53% |
| English Literature | 147 | 99% | 86% | 3% | 21% | 51% |
| Combined Science | 116 | 78% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 25% |
| Geography | 70 | 47% | 41% | 7% | 25% | 36% |
| Citizenship Studies | 53 | 36% | 3% | 6% | 19% | 36% |
| History | 47 | 32% | 41% | 11% | 26% | 40% |
| French | 45 | 30% | 18% | 7% | 29% | 29% |
| Biology | 32 | 21% | 23% | 16% | 45% | 81% |
| Physics | 30 | 20% | 23% | 17% | 46% | 67% |
| Chemistry | 30 | 20% | 23% | 13% | 47% | 73% |
| Physical Education | 27 | 18% | 11% | 0% | 24% | 48% |
| Religious Studies | 24 | 16% | 31% | 8% | 32% | 58% |
| Drama | 23 | 15% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 57% |
| Dance | 14 | 9% | 1% | 21% | 27% | 79% |
| Ancient History | 9 | 6% | 0% | 0% | 37% | 11% |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Fine Art | 1 | 1% | 9% | — | 28% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Computer Science | 1 | 1% | 13% | — | 30% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | 44 | — | — |
| Retailing | 35 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 28 | — | — |
| Finance / Accounting (General) | 23 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 21 | — | — |
| Sports Coaching | 20 | — | — |
| Music Technology (Electronic) | 14 | — | — |
| Art and Design | 14 | — | — |
| Personal Health | 1 | — | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 1 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.