Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
Ashford Road, Tenterden, TN30 6LT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- TENTERDEN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Jeremy Single
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 2,156
- Pupils on roll
- 1,772
- URN
- 137484
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01580764222
About this school
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre is a secondary academy in Tenterden. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,772 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 328 | 322 | 363 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.0 | 39.8 | 39.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.28 -0.44 to -0.13 | -0.35 -0.51 to -0.19 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% | 35.7% | 27% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 55% | 54.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 16% | 20.2% | 15.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
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 Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre 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 | 40 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.8 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.7 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2,103 |
| 2023/24 | 1,947 |
| 2024/25 | 1,863 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre compares
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre ranked 62nd of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.7 | 11.4% | 31.5% | 1,772 | — |
| Chilmington Green School | — | 4.4% | 27.7% | 449 | 6.5 miles |
| Cranbrook School | 66.9 | 5% | 6.2% | 958 | 6.9 miles |
| Rye College | 36.8 | 12.9% | 36.4% | 645 | 8.6 miles |
| Highworth Grammar School | 70.8 | 4.8% | 8.4% | 1,553 | 9.1 miles |
| The North School | 41.1 | 9.8% | 32.9% | 1,237 | 9.5 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)
- 31.49%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 11.39%
- Persistent absence
- 32.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chilmington Green School6.5 miles
Secondary · Great Chart
-
Cranbrook School6.9 miles
Secondary · Cranbrook
-
Rye College8.6 miles
Secondary · Rye
-
Highworth Grammar School9.1 miles
Secondary · Ashford
-
The North School9.5 miles
Secondary · Ashford
Other schools in Tenterden
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Tenterden Church of England Junior School Primary
- Tenterden Infant School Primary
- Wittersham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Little Acorns School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre teach?
- Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Tenterden.
- Who is the principal of Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre?
- The principal of Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre is Mr Jeremy Single, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre, 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 Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre?
- Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre has 1,772 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre full?
- Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre has capacity for 2,156 pupils and 1,772 on roll (82%), 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 Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre a faith school?
- No. Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre has no designated religious character.
- Is Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre a selective school?
- No. Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre part of an academy trust?
- Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre is part of TENTERDEN SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40 in 2022/23 and 39.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre compare with other schools in Kent?
- Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre ranked 62nd of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre's absence rate?
- Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre's overall absence rate is 11.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre'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.