The Whitstable School is a secondary school located in Whitstable. 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 21/02/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Bellevue Road, Whitstable, CT5 1PX
Website: www.thewhitstableschool.org.uk
Telephone: 01227931300
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Anastasia Gibson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 144354

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/02/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1220
Number of Pupils: 964
Number of Boys: 462
Number of Girls: 502

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 11% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.14 Confidence interval -0.36 to 0.07
Of the 143 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 139 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:25%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:31%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:39.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.32
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whitstable Junior School
Oxford Street , CT5 1DB
3out of 4 1,140 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Alphege Church of England Infant School
Oxford Street , CT5 1DA
3out of 4 1,187 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable
Northwood Road , CT5 2EY
3out of 4 1,204 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School
High Street , CT5 1AY
4out of 4 1,246 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Westmeads Community Infant School
Cromwell Road , CT5 1NA
4out of 4 1,263 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Whitstable School
Bellevue Road , CT5 1PX
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
ISP Polar Re Start Centre
ISP Centre, Regent Street , CT5 1JD
- not rated 1,443 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.