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St Augustine Academy[1]

Secondary · ages 11–16

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 35 35.4 2025/26[2]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
35.4 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
23.9% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
3.4% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
-0.80 2023/24[3]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[4]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[4]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 35.1[5] 20.1%[5]
2023/24 36.2[3] 27.1%[3] -0.80[3]
2022/23 37.3[6] 24%[6] -0.43[6]
2021/22 42[7] 32%[7] -0.43[7]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
E 2014/15[8]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
YearA-level average grade
2013/14 E+[10]
2012/13 E+[11]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
3 Mar 2026[12]
Type
S5 Inspection[12]
Report published
8 May 2026[12]
Inclusion
Expected standard[12]
Achievement
Needs attention[12]
Safeguarding standards
Met[12]
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard[12]
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard[12]
Leadership and governance
Expected standard[12]
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard[12]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
12 Jul 2023[13] S5 Inspection[13] Requires improvement[13]
20 Feb 2018[14] S5 Inspection[14] Good[14]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.0 Entry Sept 2026[15]
Applications (any preference)
344 Entry Sept 2026[15]
First preferences
59 Entry Sept 2026[15]
Places offered
170 Entry Sept 2026[15]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place
Entry Sept 2025 392[15] 93[15] 155[15] 2.5[15]
Entry Sept 2024 501[15] 101[15] 147[15] 3.4[15]
Entry Sept 2023 498[15] 115[15] 185[15] 2.7[15]
Entry Sept 2022 422[15] 121[15] 160[15] 2.6[15]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
11–16[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Church of England[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
750[1]
Trust
WOODARD ACADEMIES TRUST[1]
Local authority
Kent[1]
Website
http://www.saa.woodard.co.uk/[1]
District
Maidstone[16]
Postcode
ME16 8AE[1]
URN
136923[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
736 2024/25[17]
English as an additional language
12.2% 2024/25[17]
SEN support
17.1% 2024/25[17]
EHC plan
4.5% 2024/25[17]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
34.2% 2024/25[17]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2014/15, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2013/14, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2012/13, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2025/26. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2017/18. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.