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Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Sandling Road, Saltwood, Hythe CT21 4HL · brockhill.kent.sch.uk · 01303 265521
On the mapSearch near CT21 4HL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,314
- 95% of 1,384 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 33.9%
- First language not English
- 5.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 213 families put the school first and 230 places were offered; 91% 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 | 230 | 213 | 0.9 | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 225 | 205 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 234 | 247 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 233 | 233 | 1 | 84% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 230 | 240 | 1▲ | 78% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.4, and 24% 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 D- (18.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼24.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼48.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲45.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.21 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 47.7 | +3 |
| Sixth form college | 0.5 | — |
| Further education | 38.7 | +1.1 |
| Other education | 0.9 | −1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3 | −1.1 |
| Employment | 1.8 | −3.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5 | −0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.2 | +1.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 students | D- (18.1) | Below average -0.54 | |
| 59 students | D- (18) | Below average -0.54 | |
| 45 students | Merit- (22.1) | Below average -0.22 | |
| 7 students | Dist (35.4) | Well above average +1.21 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 65 | D (21) | -0.40 |
| 2022/23 | 74 | D (21.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 80 | D+ (22.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 70 | D (20.4) | -0.43 |
| 2017/18 | 86 | D (21.2) | -0.28 |
| 2016/17 | 111 | D+ (21.8) | -0.23 |
| 2015/16 | 83 | D (19.8) | -0.30 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 38 | 0 |
| Further education | 6.3 | −0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3 | +3 |
| Employment | 38 | +2.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.1 | −4 |
| Activity not captured | 1.3 | −0.9 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Brockhill Park Performing Arts College on 20 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 20 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
64% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (165 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 64%
- Positive
- 61%
- Replies
- 165
- 12% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 96% who raised concerns
based on 50 parents (30%) whose child was bullied
based on 73 parents (44%) with SEND