Astor Secondary School
Academy converter · sixth form · 732 pupils
72% stayed in education · Attainment 8 27.9
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Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,913of 1,452 places
- Free school meals
- 10.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 296
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 13 December 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Bennett Memorial Diocesan School (URN 118841, until 1 April 2011).
What the data says
Of the 266 pupils who finished Year 11 at Bennett Memorial Diocesan School in 2023, 83% stayed on in Bennett Memorial Diocesan School’s own sixth form (Kent average 56%), 12% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 187 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 60% went to university (Kent 39%, England 37%), and 27% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 41% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 54.0 against 46.1 across England and 46.7 in Kent, with 58% 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 | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 266 | 17,954 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 97% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 95% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 83% | 56% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | — | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 12% | 28% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 4% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 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 | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 187 | 14,947 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 80% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 60% | 39% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 27% | 20% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 6% | 7% |
| Employment | 24% | 30% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 54.0 | 46.7 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 85% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 89% | 47% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.14 | 4.18 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 12% | 25% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 45.4 | 32.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 55.2 | 51.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 10% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 294 | 99% | 88% | 25% | 22% | 89% |
| English Language | 294 | 99% | 89% | 18% | 20% | 85% |
| English Literature | 291 | 98% | 86% | 16% | 21% | 86% |
| Religious Studies | 291 | 98% | 31% | 23% | 32% | 74% |
| Chemistry | 273 | 92% | 23% | 24% | 47% | 86% |
| Physics | 247 | 83% | 23% | 24% | 46% | 87% |
| Biology | 235 | 79% | 23% | 19% | 45% | 87% |
| Geography | 193 | 65% | 41% | 27% | 25% | 83% |
| French | 139 | 47% | 18% | 22% | 29% | 75% |
| German | 121 | 41% | 5% | 10% | 33% | 63% |
| History | 111 | 38% | 41% | 32% | 26% | 74% |
| Computer Science | 81 | 27% | 13% | 14% | 30% | 59% |
| Design and Technology | 56 | 19% | 11% | 27% | 23% | 89% |
| Fine Art | 41 | 14% | 9% | 29% | 28% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 37 | 13% | 11% | 24% | 24% | 89% |
| Photography | 32 | 11% | 6% | 69% | 19% | 97% |
| Media Studies | 30 | 10% | 4% | 30% | 20% | 87% |
| Textiles | 28 | 9% | 2% | 57% | 27% | 100% |
| Combined Science | 18 | 6% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 33% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 13 | 4% | 8% | 8% | 21% | 62% |
| Latin | 11 | 4% | 1% | 55% | 74% | 100% |
| Drama | 11 | 4% | 7% | 18% | 27% | 82% |
| Music | 9 | 3% | 5% | 44% | 33% | 89% |
| Chinese | 7 | 2% | 1% | 100% | 75% | 100% |
| Russian | 3 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Polish | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Art and Design | 2 | 1% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 0% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 16 | 9% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 1 | 1% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 400 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 183 | 7,794 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 36.15 | 34.87 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 48 | 26% | 23% |
| Biology | 47 | 26% | 20% |
| Mathematics | 46 | 25% | 31% |
| English Literature | 41 | 22% | 11% |
| Media Studies | 37 | 20% | 4% |
| History | 37 | 20% | 13% |
| Geography | 36 | 20% | 10% |
| Chemistry | 30 | 16% | 17% |
| English Language | 30 | 16% | 4% |
| Physics | 21 | 11% | 12% |
| Religious Studies | 15 | 8% | 4% |
| Product Design | 14 | 8% | 2% |
| Physical Education | 13 | 7% | 3% |
| Fine Art | 10 | 5% | 3% |
| Computer Science | 10 | 5% | 5% |
| Philosophy | 9 | 5% | 1% |
| Photography | 9 | 5% | 3% |
| French | 9 | 5% | 1% |
| Further Mathematics | 9 | 5% | 5% |
| German | 7 | 4% | 0% |
| Italian | — | — | 0% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Drama | — | — | 2% |
| Latin | — | — | 0% |
| Textiles | — | — | 1% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 100 | 55% | — |
| Mathematical Studies | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | 19 | 10% | — |
| Multimedia | OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma at Level 3 | 15 | 8% | — |
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma at Level 3 | 10 | 5% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 9 | 5% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 9 | 5% | — |
| Sports Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma at Level 3 | 6 | 3% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
Where Bennett Memorial Diocesan School is
Other secondary schools in Kent are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Kent’s allocation statistics.
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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.