Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre, Tenterden

In its own words: "Our Homewood School community is proud of our respectful, ambitious and successful learning environment, where all young people and adults are capable of excellence. At Homewood School, we actively promote positive, inclusive values. These include democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and acceptance of those of different faiths and beliefs."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Home wood School & Sixth Form Centre is a happy and inclusive school where all students are made to feel really welcome. Homewood has a rich history and a reputation for innovation and success, and I am extremely proud to be the Principal of this very unique and exceptional school."

Coming up: an open day on Monday 16 November 2026, an open day on Tuesday 17 November 2026 and an open day on Saturday 5 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre averaged an Attainment 8 score of 37.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48.1 in Kent and 47 across England.

21% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Kent and 47% in England.

That is down from 39.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.35: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 31.4, against 40.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 28 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 269 families put Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre as their first choice and 599 named it as one of their preferences, for 314 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre is one of 6 schools run by Tenterden Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 322 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 82% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 30% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.

Of the 158 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 32% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 37% into work. 4% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

3.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Tenterden Town Rail Station (KESR), about 950 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Homewood School (adjacent), 40 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 66 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, Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre issued 562 suspensions, 30.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre are Tenterden Church of England Junior School (0.7 miles), Tenterden Infant School (0.7 miles) and St Michael's Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.