King Ethelbert School is a secondary school located in Birchington. 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 03/10/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Canterbury Road, Birchington, CT7 9BL
Website: http://www.kingethelbert.com/
Telephone: 01843831999
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Vicky Willis
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136584

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/10/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 750
Number of Pupils: 764
Number of Boys: 379
Number of Girls: 385

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.38 Confidence interval -0.58 to -0.18
Of the 153 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 152 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:12%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:22%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:39.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.12
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Saviour's Church of England Junior School
Elm Grove , CT8 8LD
3out of 4 899 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Crispin's Community Primary Infant School
St Crispin's Road , CT8 8EB
3out of 4 1,087 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Birchington Church of England Primary School
Park Lane , CT7 0AS
3out of 4 1,329 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Garlinge Primary School and Nursery
Westfield Road , CT9 5PA
3out of 4 2,932 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King Ethelbert School
Canterbury Road , CT7 9BL
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ursuline College
225 Canterbury Road , CT8 8LX
3out of 4 418 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chartfield School
45 Minster Road , CT8 8DA
- not rated 1,369 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Llewellyn School and Nursery
Quex Park Estate , Birchington CT7 0BB
- not rated 1,385 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.