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Astor Secondary School: data, trends and context

Astor Secondary School is a secondary school in Kent. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
138167
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Status
Open
Local authority
Kent
Region
South East
Trust
SAMPHIRE STAR EDUCATION TRUST
Postcode
CT17 0AS
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
732
FSM eligible
60.8%
EAL / First language other than English
18.0%
SEND (total)
23.4%
SEN Support
21.7%
EHCP
1.6%
White British
72.1%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
86.7%
Overall absence
13.3%
Persistent absence
47.7%
Severe absence
3.9%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
KentLocal authority91.6%8.4%3.1%
South EastRegion91.5%8.5%2.8%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
46.5%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
20.9%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
27.9
English & maths grade 5+
10.1%
English & maths grade 4+
21.6%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See Astor Secondary School against 25 similar schools

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Astor Secondary School is a secondary school in Kent. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.