Cobham Hall
Cobham Hall, Brewers Road, DA12 3BL
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Wendy Barrett
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 250
- Pupils on roll
- 112
- URN
- 118991
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01474823371
About this school
Cobham Hall is an independent school in Kent. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 112 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Cobham Hall under its current framework. 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
Cobham Hall has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 1962, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 21 | 27 | 18 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.5 | 39.6 | 34.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 66.7% | 38.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 85.2% | 72.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
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 Cobham Hall 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 | 34.5 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.6 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 34.4 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 137 |
| 2023/24 | 137 |
| 2024/25 | 120 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 14
- Pupils on SEN support
- 35
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gad's Hill School2.0 miles
Independent schools · Rochester
-
Ifield School2.4 miles
Special schools · Gravesend
-
Abbey Court Foundation Special School2.6 miles
Special schools · Rochester
-
Estuary Academy2.6 miles
Academies · Gravesend
-
LINK19 College2.9 miles
Other types · Gravesend
Common questions
- What year groups does Cobham Hall teach?
- Cobham Hall teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is an independent school in Kent.
- Who is the headteacher of Cobham Hall?
- The headteacher of Cobham Hall is Headteacher Wendy Barrett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cobham Hall been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Cobham Hall under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Cobham Hall?
- Cobham Hall has 112 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Cobham Hall full?
- Cobham Hall has capacity for 250 pupils and 112 on roll (45%), so it has space against 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 Cobham Hall a faith school?
- No. Cobham Hall has no designated religious character.
- Is Cobham Hall a selective school?
- No. Cobham Hall is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Cobham Hall's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 34.5 in 2022/23 and 34.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Cobham Hall's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cobham Hall'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 24 July 2026.