My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
37%Agree
40%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
10%Don't know
0%The Sittingbourne School
Academy sponsor led — Secondary
ME10 4NL / 11–19 / None
Good
Ofsted
34.1
Attainment 8
74%
parents recommend
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2023
Good
Good
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth FormGood
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 34.1
- Progress 8
- -0.7
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 23.6%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 24.02
- Achieving AAB+
- 0%
74% of parents would recommend this school
153 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
37%Agree
40%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
2%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
25%Agree
41%Disagree
21%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
5%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
16%Agree
14%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
6%Not applicable
44%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
25%Agree
37%Disagree
26%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
3%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
40%Agree
20%Disagree
17%Strongly disagree
10%Don't know
1%Not applicable
12%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
37%No
63%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 57 parents
Strongly agree
40%Agree
19%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
26%Don't know
4%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
43%Agree
35%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
5%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
40%Agree
39%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
3%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
41%Agree
41%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
43%Agree
46%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
3%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
41%Agree
47%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
6%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
35%Agree
33%Disagree
18%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
7%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
74%No
26%25.4% of pupils receive SEN support with dedicated provision
25.4%
SEN support
7.8%
EHCP
Resourced Provision
- Autism (ASD)
- 1.9%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 12.3%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 5.3%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 1.6%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0.7%
74.3% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 74.3%
39% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 78%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 3%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 39%
- Entered top-third university
- 1%
- Achieved a degree
- 39%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1
- Free school meals
- 37.3%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 16.3:1
- Overall absence
- 10.75%
- Persistent absence
- 31.27%
- English as additional language
- 7%
- Teachers with QTS
- 92.2%
- White
- 87.9%
- Mixed
- 3.5%
- Asian
- 0.8%
- Black
- 1.3%
- Other
- 0.6%
White British80.5%
Other White5.8%
Gypsy / Roma1.4%
Irish0.1%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Other Mixed1.7%
White & Black Caribbean0.8%
White & Asian0.6%
White & Black African0.4%
Bangladeshi0.3%
Other Asian0.3%
Indian0.1%
Pakistani0.1%
Caribbean0.8%
African0.4%
Other Black0.1%