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Goodwin Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Hamilton Road, Deal CT14 9BD · goodwinacademy.org.uk · 033 3360 2210
On the mapSearch near CT14 9BD
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 30.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 780
- 68% of 1,150 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 48%
- First language not English
- 1.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 124 families put the school first and 145 places were offered; 100% 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 | 145 | 124 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 114 | 90 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 109 | 99 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 164 | 132 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 175 | 169 | 1 | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 30.5, and 17.5% 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 (20 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼30.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼17.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼29.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼20.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.62 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 144497)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 31.9 | +11.7 |
| Further education | 44.2 | −9 |
| Other education | 1.2 | +0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.7 | −1.8 |
| Employment | 3.7 | +0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.4 | −2.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.9 | +0.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 students | D (20) | Below average -0.58 | |
| 16 students | D (21.3) | Below average -0.47 | |
| 26 students | Pass+ (19.9) | Below average -0.39 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 9 | D- (15.8) | -1.11 |
| 2022/23 | 11 | D- (15) | — |
| 2018/19 | 35 | D (19.7) | -0.54 |
| 2017/18 | 22 | D (18.5) | -0.91 |
| 2016/17 | 14 | D+ (22.8) | -0.32 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 37.5 | +30.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.3 | +1.2 |
| Employment | 16.7 | −22.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 29.2 | −2.9 |
| Activity not captured | 8.3 | +4.7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Goodwin Academy on 21 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 21 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 136300), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2016Requires improvement
Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136300)
What parents said
53% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (136 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 53%
- Replies
- 136
- 16% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 55% who had a child bullied
based on 53 parents (39%) with SEND