Northfleet School for Girls
Hall Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 8AQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Trust
- Northfleet Schools Co-Operative Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr C Norwood
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,145
- Pupils on roll
- 1,312
- URN
- 118788
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01474831020
About this school
Northfleet School for Girls is a girls' foundation secondary school in Gravesend. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,312 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Northfleet School for Girls, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 190 | 206 | 204 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.3 | 41.4 | 43.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.15 -0.06 to +0.36 | -0.17 -0.38 to +0.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 36.4% | 36.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 60.2% | 64.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 35% | 46.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Northfleet School for Girls has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.3 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.4 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,251 |
| 2023/24 | 1,283 |
| 2024/25 | 1,302 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Northfleet School for Girls compares
Northfleet School for Girls ranked 46th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43 | 8.3% | 38.2% | 1,312 | — |
| Northfleet Technology College | 35.7 | 8.6% | 38.1% | 974 | 0.3 miles |
| Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend | 64.3 | 5.4% | 15.1% | 1,398 | 1.0 miles |
| Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet | 42.5 | 7.8% | 37.6% | 788 | 1.5 miles |
| St John's Catholic Comprehensive | 42.1 | 6.6% | 28.6% | 1,335 | 1.9 miles |
| Gravesend Grammar School | 65.3 | 4.8% | 10.7% | 1,495 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.2%
- English as an additional language
- 21.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.3%
- Persistent absence
- 24.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northfleet Technology College0.3 miles
Secondary · Gravesend
-
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend1.0 miles
Secondary · Gravesend
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Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet1.5 miles
Secondary · Swanscombe
-
St John's Catholic Comprehensive1.9 miles
Secondary · Gravesend
-
Gravesend Grammar School1.9 miles
Secondary · Gravesend
Other schools in Gravesend
Northfleet School for Girls ranks 3rd of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Gravesend.
- Gravesend Grammar School Secondary
- Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend Secondary
- Meopham School Secondary
- Northfleet Technology College Secondary
- St John's Catholic Comprehensive Secondary
- Thamesview School Secondary
- Northfleet Nursery School Nursery
- Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Chantry Community Primary School Primary
- Cobham Primary School Primary
- Copperfield Academy Primary
- Culverstone Green Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Northfleet School for Girls teach?
- Northfleet School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Gravesend.
- Who is the headteacher of Northfleet School for Girls?
- The headteacher of Northfleet School for Girls is Mr C Norwood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Northfleet School for Girls been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northfleet School for Girls, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Northfleet School for Girls?
- Northfleet School for Girls has 1,312 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Northfleet School for Girls full?
- Northfleet School for Girls has capacity for 1,145 pupils and 1,312 on roll (115%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Northfleet School for Girls a faith school?
- No. Northfleet School for Girls has no designated religious character.
- Is Northfleet School for Girls a selective school?
- No. Northfleet School for Girls is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Northfleet School for Girls part of an academy trust?
- Northfleet School for Girls is part of Northfleet Schools Co-Operative Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Northfleet School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.3 in 2022/23 and 43 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Northfleet School for Girls compare with other schools in Kent?
- Northfleet School for Girls ranked 46th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Northfleet School for Girls's absence rate?
- Northfleet School for Girls's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Northfleet School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northfleet School for Girls's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.