Highsted 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 11/02/2009. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Highsted Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 4PT
Website: http://www.highsted.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01795424223
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Anne Kelly
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 136305

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/02/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 830
Number of Pupils: 860
Number of Boys: 3
Number of Girls: 857

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.16 Confidence interval -0.08 to 0.4
Of the 111 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 111 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:98%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:72%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:62.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.92
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 4 553 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Oaks Infant School
Gore Court Road , ME10 1GL
3out of 4 948 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
West Ridge , ME10 1UJ
4out of 4 979 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Canterbury Road Primary School
School Road , ME10 4SE
3out of 4 984 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Minterne Junior School
Minterne Avenue , ME10 1SB
3out of 4 1,057 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highsted Grammar School
Highsted Road , ME10 4PT
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Fulston Manor School
Brenchley Road , ME10 4EG
3out of 4 114 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Borden Grammar School
Avenue of Remembrance , ME10 4DB
3out of 4 489 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The Sittingbourne School
Swanstree Avenue , ME10 4NL
3out of 4 1,464 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Westlands School
Westlands Avenue , ME10 1PF
3out of 4 2,269 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 961 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Meadowfield School
Swanstree Avenue , ME10 4NL
4out of 4 1,394 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Aspire School
Vellum Drive , ME10 5DA
- not rated 2,539 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.