Cornwallis Academy

State-Funded School

cornwallis-academy-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Weald of KentConstituency

ME17 4HXPostcode

2.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Cornwallis Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,402 pupils. Cornwallis Academy is part of Future Schools Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 35.8%
EBacc average point score: 3.24

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

1,402

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,402
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Future Schools Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 12 January 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
12 Jan 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.