Chilmington Green School, Great Chart

Ofsted's report card from its 6 May 2026 inspection grades Chilmington Green School on 6 areas: 4 strong standard and 2 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Pupils attend very well over time."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have a precise understanding of the quality of teaching in the school."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Inclusion is a strength of the school."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders have worked swiftly and successfully to provide high-quality education since the school opened."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils make sustained progress through the curriculum."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The curriculum expands far beyond the classroom."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that their improvements to the quality of the curriculum and teaching lead to achievement for pupils in each year group that is consistently strong in all subjects, including for pupils who are disadvantaged and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities".

For September 2026 entry, 164 families put Chilmington Green School as their first choice and 711 named it as one of their preferences, for 184 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 39 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Chilmington Green School are The John Wallis Church of England Academy (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 36.4); Highworth Grammar School (2.6 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 69.2); The North School (3.1 miles, Attainment 8 39.4); and The Norton Knatchbull School (3.4 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 64.2).

Chilmington Green School is one of 98 schools run by United Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49 in 2024/25.

63 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Chilmington Green School (as of April 2026): 68% would recommend the school, 60% say their child is happy there and 64% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (84%); the weakest, that their child is happy at the school (60%).

9.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%), Black (6%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 96 pupils (21.4%) received SEN support and 30 (6.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Chilmington Green School had 26 teachers in 2026, one for every 10 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Ashford International Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chlmington Green School (in), 110 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 17 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kent (101).

In 2024/25, Chilmington Green School issued 43 suspensions, 15.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Chilmington Green School are Chilmington Green Primary School (0.3 miles), The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School (1 mile), Great Chart Primary School (1.2 miles) and Beaver Green Primary School (1.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.