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Northfleet School for Girls
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Foundation school
Hall Road, Northfleet, Gravesend DA11 8AQ · nsfg.org.uk · 01474 831020
On the mapSearch near DA11 8AQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,312
- 167 over 1,145 places · 115%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 39.6%
- First language not English
- 21.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 202 families put the school first and 219 places were offered; 86% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 219 | 202 | 0.9 | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 218 | 181 | 0.8 | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 216 | 206 | 1 | 74% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 210 | 170 | 0.8 | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 202 | 153 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43, and 36.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (27.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43 | 46 | ||
| ▼36.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ●64.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲46.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.77 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 57.3 | −2.4 |
| Further education | 28.2 | +6.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | −1.4 |
| Employment | 1.9 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.9 | −3 |
| Activity not captured | 4.9 | +1.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 students | C- (27.6) | Below average -0.31 | |
| 103 students | C- (27.8) | Below average -0.23 | |
| 44 students | Merit+ (27.5) | Average +0.02 | |
| 18 students | Dist- (32.8) | Average +0.38 | |
| 11 students | L2Pass+ (5.2) | Average -0.51 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 89 | C- (25.5) | -0.28 |
| 2022/23 | 93 | C- (28.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 72 | C (30.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 42 | D+ (24.8) | +0.05 |
| 2017/18 | 68 | D+ (22.2) | -0.10 |
| 2016/17 | 74 | D+ (23) | 0.00 |
| 2015/16 | 69 | D (20.2) | -0.09 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 48.7 | +3.7 |
| Further and other education | 5.3 | −1.1 |
| Further education | 3.5 | −0.1 |
| Other education | 1.8 | −0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 27.4 | +3.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8 | −2.8 |
| Activity not captured | 5.3 | −2.8 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Northfleet School for Girls on 21 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 21 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (162 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 162
- 14% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 36 parents (22%) with SEND