The Abbey School is a secondary school located in Faversham. 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 10/05/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.1%, which is 3.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: London Road, Faversham, ME13 8RZ
Website: http://www.abbeyschoolfaversham.co.uk/
Telephone: 01795532633
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Dr Rowland Speller
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137154

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1226
Number of Pupils: 1157
Number of Boys: 613
Number of Girls: 544

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 19.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -0.61 to -0.19
Of the 147 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 145 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:31%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:25%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:37.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.06
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ethelbert Road Primary School
Ethelbert Road , ME13 8SQ
4out of 4 454 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ospringe Church of England Primary School
Water Lane , Ospringe ME13 8TX
3out of 4 1,160 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School
Orchard Place , ME13 8AP
4out of 4 1,313 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Bysing Wood Primary School
Lower Road , ME13 7NU
- not rated 1,733 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Davington Primary School
Priory Row , Davington ME13 7EQ
3out of 4 1,734 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Abbey School
London Road , ME13 8RZ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Abbey Place , ME13 7BQ
4out of 4 1,499 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lorenden Preparatory School
Painters Forstal , Faversham ME13 0EN
- not rated 2,442 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.