Goodwin Academy

State-Funded School

goodwin-academy-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Dover and DealConstituency

CT14 9BDPostcode

1.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Goodwin Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Kent, South East.

It currently serves 780 pupils. Goodwin Academy is part of The Thinking Schools Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 30.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 17.5%
EBacc average point score: 2.62

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

780

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

46%

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 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 780
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Mar 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
13 Dec 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
8 Mar 2016	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.