Astor Secondary School
Academy converter · sixth form · 732 pupils
72% stayed in education · Attainment 8 27.9
Academy sponsor led
Skinners' Kent Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,017of 1,150 places
- Free school meals
- 30.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 176
- Ofsted
- Good, 10 May 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Tunbridge Wells High School (URN 118899, until 1 September 2009).
What the data says
Of the 189 pupils who finished Year 11 at Skinners' Kent Academy in 2023, 43% stayed on in Skinners' Kent Academy’s own sixth form (Kent average 56%), 35% went to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 66 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 27% went to university (Kent 39%, England 37%), and 8% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
French is unusually popular at GCSE: 64% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 38.4 against 46.1 across England and 46.7 in Kent, with 25% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Kent and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Skinners' Kent Academy | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 189 | 17,954 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 79% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 43% | 56% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 35% | 28% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 4% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 8% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Skinners' Kent Academy | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 66 | 14,947 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 85% | 80% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 27% | 39% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 8% | 20% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 6% | 7% |
| Employment | 55% | 30% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 12% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Skinners' Kent Academy | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 38.4 | 46.7 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 88% | 47% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.59 | 4.18 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 32% | 25% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 31.3 | 32.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 41.8 | 51.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 12% | 12% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 176 | 100% | 89% | 3% | 20% | 47% |
| Mathematics | 175 | 99% | 88% | 13% | 22% | 62% |
| English Literature | 167 | 95% | 86% | 5% | 21% | 59% |
| Combined Science | 151 | 86% | 65% | 7% | 9% | 50% |
| History | 112 | 64% | 41% | 9% | 26% | 50% |
| French | 112 | 64% | 18% | 2% | 29% | 23% |
| Business Studies | 87 | 49% | 18% | 6% | 20% | 52% |
| Geography | 54 | 31% | 41% | 7% | 25% | 44% |
| Spanish | 50 | 28% | 19% | 2% | 27% | 18% |
| Fine Art | 40 | 23% | 9% | 3% | 28% | 50% |
| Design and Technology | 37 | 21% | 11% | 5% | 23% | 57% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 30 | 17% | 8% | 13% | 21% | 60% |
| Citizenship Studies | 28 | 16% | 3% | 4% | 19% | 64% |
| Film Studies | 26 | 15% | 1% | 15% | 20% | 58% |
| Computer Science | 25 | 14% | 13% | 12% | 30% | 56% |
| Biology | 24 | 14% | 23% | 13% | 45% | 67% |
| Physical Education | 23 | 13% | 11% | 9% | 24% | 57% |
| Physics | 17 | 10% | 23% | 24% | 46% | 94% |
| Chemistry | 17 | 10% | 23% | 24% | 47% | 94% |
| Drama | 10 | 6% | 7% | 10% | 27% | 70% |
| Religious Studies | 7 | 4% | 31% | 14% | 32% | 57% |
| Polish | 3 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Art and Design | 2 | 1% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 1 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.