Knole Academy
Knole Academy, Bradbourne Vale Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3LE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ALETHEIA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr David Collins
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Aletheia Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,550
- Pupils on roll
- 1,410
- URN
- 136128
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732454608
About this school
Knole Academy is a secondary academy in Sevenoaks. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,410 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Knole Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 229 | 240 | 234 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.8 | 42.7 | 44.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.44 -0.63 to -0.25 | -0.49 -0.67 to -0.31 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 43.3% | 44.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 63.3% | 70.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 55% | 55.4% | 52.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
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 Knole Academy 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 | 42.8 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.7 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.3 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,373 |
| 2023/24 | 1,364 |
| 2024/25 | 1,410 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Knole Academy compares
Knole Academy ranked 43rd of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 54% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.3 | 10.8% | 22.2% | 1,410 | — |
| Trinity School | 46.7 | 8.2% | 18.2% | 1,153 | 1.0 miles |
| Wrotham School | 39.5 | 11.1% | 19.8% | 1,054 | 5.5 miles |
| Charles Darwin School | 38.9 | 10.4% | 24.9% | 1,305 | 6.3 miles |
| St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School | 83.6 | 3.7% | 4.5% | 1,084 | 6.5 miles |
| Leigh Academy Hugh Christie | 40.5 | 10.7% | 39.8% | 688 | 6.6 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.15%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 10.79%
- Persistent absence
- 31.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Trinity School1.0 miles
Secondary · Sevenoaks
-
Wrotham School5.5 miles
Secondary · Sevenoaks
-
Charles Darwin School6.3 miles
Secondary · Westerham
-
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School6.5 miles
Secondary · Orpington
-
Leigh Academy Hugh Christie6.6 miles
Secondary · Tonbridge
Other schools in Sevenoaks
- Trinity School Secondary
- Wrotham School Secondary
- Amherst School Primary
- Borough Green Primary School Primary
- Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Dunton Green Primary School Primary
- Halstead Community Primary School Primary
- Ide Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ightham Primary School Primary
- Kemsing Primary School Primary
- Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks Primary
- Otford Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Knole Academy teach?
- Knole Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Sevenoaks.
- Who is the principal of Knole Academy?
- The principal of Knole Academy is Mr David Collins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Knole Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Knole Academy, 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 Knole Academy?
- Knole Academy has 1,410 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Knole Academy full?
- Knole Academy has capacity for 1,550 pupils and 1,410 on roll (91%), 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 Knole Academy a faith school?
- No. Knole Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Knole Academy a selective school?
- No. Knole Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Knole Academy part of an academy trust?
- Knole Academy is part of ALETHEIA ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Knole Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.8 in 2022/23 and 44.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Knole Academy compare with other schools in Kent?
- Knole Academy ranked 43rd of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 54% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Knole Academy's absence rate?
- Knole Academy's overall absence rate is 10.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Knole Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Knole Academy'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 1 July 2026.