The Sittingbourne 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 22/11/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7%, which is 3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Swanstree Avenue, Sittingbourne

School Information

Address: Swanstree Avenue, Sittingbourne, ME10 4NL
Website: http://www.thesittingbourneschool.org.uk
Telephone: 01795472449
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Nick Smith
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137687

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1350
Number of Pupils: 1510
Number of Boys: 747
Number of Girls: 763

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7% 4%
Persistent absence: 19.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -0.68 to -0.31
Of the 184 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 180 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:33%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:21%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:33.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.81
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lansdowne Primary School
Gladstone Drive , ME10 3BH 		3out of 4 599 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Canterbury Road Primary School
School Road , ME10 4SE 		3out of 4 756 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery
School Lane , Bapchild ME9 9NL 		3out of 4 756 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
South Avenue Primary School
South Avenue , ME10 4SU 		3out of 4 1,022 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sunny Bank Primary School
Sunny Bank , Murston ME10 3QN 		- not rated 1,291 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Sittingbourne School
Swanstree Avenue , ME10 4NL 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Highsted Grammar School
Highsted Road , ME10 4PT 		4out of 4 1,464 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Fulston Manor School
Brenchley Road , ME10 4EG 		3out of 4 1,496 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Borden Grammar School
Avenue of Remembrance , ME10 4DB 		3out of 4 1,751 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Meadowfield School
Swanstree Avenue , ME10 4NL 		4out of 4 135 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
VTC Independent School
Unit 2 , Century 2000 ME10 3DZ 		- not rated 1,169 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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