Goodwin Academy
Hamilton Road, Deal, CT14 9BD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Phil Jones
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,150
- Pupils on roll
- 780
- URN
- 146624
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 03333602210
About this school
Goodwin Academy is a secondary academy in Deal. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 780 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Goodwin Academy, 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 170 | 163 | 171 |
| Attainment 8 score | 33.9 | 35.0 | 30.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.85 -1.07 to -0.64 | -0.80 -1.01 to -0.58 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 19% | 20.9% | 17.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 41% | 47.2% | 29.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 29% | 15.3% | 20.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
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 Goodwin 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 | 33.9 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 30.5 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 14% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 900 |
| 2023/24 | 852 |
| 2024/25 | 830 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Goodwin Academy compares
Goodwin Academy ranked 96th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 22% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 30.5 | 14% | 47.8% | 780 | — |
| Sandwich Technology School | 35.3 | 13.6% | 38.6% | 1,104 | 4.3 miles |
| Sir Roger Manwood's School | 62.7 | 6% | 11.4% | 981 | 4.4 miles |
| Duke of York's Royal Military School | 55 | — | 8.3% | 470 | 5.8 miles |
| Dover Christ Church Academy | 30.4 | 8.1% | 50.6% | 761 | 6.0 miles |
| St Edmund's Catholic School | 39 | 9.8% | 41.7% | 644 | 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)
- 47.75%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 14.03%
- Persistent absence
- 43.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sandwich Technology School4.3 miles
Secondary · Sandwich
-
Sir Roger Manwood's School4.4 miles
Secondary · Sandwich
-
Duke of York's Royal Military School5.8 miles
Secondary · Dover
-
Dover Christ Church Academy6.0 miles
Secondary · Dover
-
St Edmund's Catholic School6.6 miles
Secondary · Dover
Other schools in Deal
- Deal Parochial Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hornbeam Primary School Primary
- Kingsdown and Ringwould Church of England Primary School Primary
- Northbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sandown School Primary
- Sholden Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Downs Church of England Primary School Primary
- Warden House Primary School Primary
- Worth Primary School Primary
- Brewood Secondary School Special schools
- Learning Opportunities Centre Secondary Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Goodwin Academy teach?
- Goodwin Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Deal.
- Who is the headteacher of Goodwin Academy?
- The headteacher of Goodwin Academy is Mr Phil Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Goodwin Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Goodwin 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 Goodwin Academy?
- Goodwin Academy has 780 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Goodwin Academy full?
- Goodwin Academy has capacity for 1,150 pupils and 780 on roll (68%), 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 Goodwin Academy a faith school?
- No. Goodwin Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Goodwin Academy a selective school?
- No. Goodwin Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Goodwin Academy part of an academy trust?
- Goodwin Academy is part of THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Goodwin Academy have?
- The schools register lists Goodwin Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Goodwin Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 33.9 in 2022/23 and 30.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Goodwin Academy compare with other schools in Kent?
- Goodwin Academy ranked 96th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 22% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Goodwin Academy's absence rate?
- Goodwin Academy's overall absence rate is 14% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Goodwin Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Goodwin 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 10 July 2026.