Borden Grammar School is a secondary school located in Sittingbourne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/11/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Avenue of Remembrance, Sittingbourne, ME10 4DB
Website: http://website.bordengrammar.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01795424192
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ashley Tomlin
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 137800

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 802
Number of Pupils: 826
Number of Boys: 803
Number of Girls: 23

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.43 Confidence interval -0.66 to -0.2
Of the 117 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 116 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:74%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:68%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:55.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.18
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
South Avenue Primary School
South Avenue , ME10 4SU 		3out of 4 729 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
West Ridge , ME10 1UJ 		4out of 4 882 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Oaks Infant School
Gore Court Road , ME10 1GL 		3out of 4 946 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Minterne Junior School
Minterne Avenue , ME10 1SB 		3out of 4 1,016 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Westlands Primary School
Homewood Avenue , ME10 1XN 		3out of 4 1,040 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Borden Grammar School
Avenue of Remembrance , ME10 4DB 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Highsted Grammar School
Highsted Road , ME10 4PT 		4out of 4 489 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Fulston Manor School
Brenchley Road , ME10 4EG 		3out of 4 578 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Sittingbourne School
Swanstree Avenue , ME10 4NL 		3out of 4 1,751 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Westlands School
Westlands Avenue , ME10 1PF 		3out of 4 1,906 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
VTC Independent School
Unit 2 , Century 2000 ME10 3DZ 		- not rated 880 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Meadowfield School
Swanstree Avenue , ME10 4NL 		4out of 4 1,653 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Aspire School
Vellum Drive , ME10 5DA 		- not rated 2,077 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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