The Sittingbourne School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Swanstree Avenue
 Sittingbourne
 Kent ME10 4NL
Telephone: 01795 472449

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-19)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
History: This school arose from Sittingbourne Community College
Trust: Swale Academies Trust
Sponsor: Swale Academies Trust

Staff and Pupils

Trust Principal: Mr Nick Smith (since April 2021)
Previous Headteacher: Nicki Hodges
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 97.3 / 32.67
Non-teaching Staff*: 75.71
Number of pupils: 1587
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.3
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 38.00% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 24.1%
Local child deprivation rate: 18.3% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 18.5%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 19.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 11.7km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Kent
Electoral Ward: Roman
School Number: 8864002

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 21st March 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Meadowfield School (0.0km) show on map
  2. Canterbury Road Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  3. Lansdowne Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  4. Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary ... (0.7km) show on map
  5. South Avenue Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  6. VTC Independent School (0.9km) show on map
  7. Sunny Bank Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  8. Highsted Grammar School (1.3km) show on map
  9. Fulston Manor School (1.4km) show on map
  10. Borden Grammar School (1.5km) show on map
  11. KITE College (1.5km) show on map
  12. ALP Sittingbourne (1.7km) show on map
  13. Rodmersham School (1.8km) show on map
  14. The Oaks Infant School (2.1km) show on map
  15. St Peter's Catholic Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  16. Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  17. Minterne Junior School (2.3km) show on map
  18. Westlands Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  19. Milton Court Primary Academy (2.5km) show on map
  20. Regis Manor Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  21. Lynsted and Norton Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  22. Westlands School (3.3km) show on map
  23. Aspire School (3.3km) show on map
  24. Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  25. Kemsley Primary Academy (3.5km) show on map
  26. Grove Park Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  27. ISP School (3.7km) show on map
  28. Bobbing Village School (3.9km) show on map
  29. Borden Church of England Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  30. Bredgar Church of England Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  31. Craftworks (5.0km) show on map
  32. Iwade School (5.2km) show on map
  33. Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Prima... (5.2km) show on map
  34. Infiniti School (5.9km) show on map
  35. Yew Tree Farm School (6.3km) show on map
  36. Newington Church of England Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  37. Lower Halstow Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  38. Luddenham School (7.3km) show on map
  39. Eastling Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  40. Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  41. Lorenden Preparatory School (8.2km) show on map
  42. Bysing Wood Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  43. Ospringe Church of England Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  44. Holywell Primary School (8.8km) show on map
  45. Queenborough School and Nursery (9.1km) show on map
  46. Davington Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  47. Ethelbert Road Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  48. The Abbey School (9.5km) show on map
  49. Thistle Hill Academy (9.5km) show on map
  50. Leigh Academy Rainham (9.7km) show on map
  51. Leigh Academy Minster (9.7km) show on map
  52. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (9.9km) show on map
  53. St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School (9.9km) show on map
  54. Riverside Primary School (10.1km) show on map
  55. Halfway Houses Primary School (10.2km) show on map
  56. Nore Academy (10.2km) show on map
  57. The Elmley Dray School (10.4km) show on map
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  62. St Margaret's Church of England Junior School (10.9km) show on map
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  74. Richmond Primary School (11.5km) show on map
  75. Thames View Primary School (11.6km) show on map
  76. Rose Street Primary School (11.7km) show on map
  77. Rainham School for Girls (11.7km) show on map
  78. The Howard School (11.7km) show on map
  79. Harrietsham Church of England Primary School (11.8km) show on map
  80. Fairview Community Primary School (11.8km) show on map
  81. Rainham Mark Grammar School (11.9km) show on map
  82. EKC Sheppey Secondary (11.9km) show on map
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  88. Hempstead Junior School (12.8km) show on map
  89. Hempstead Infant School (13.0km) show on map
  90. Graveney Primary School (13.1km) show on map
  91. Platts Heath Primary School (13.2km) show on map
  92. Featherby Infant and Nursery School (13.3km) show on map
  93. Featherby Junior School (13.4km) show on map
  94. Danecourt School (13.5km) show on map
  95. Selling Church of England Primary School (13.6km) show on map
  96. Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primar... (13.7km) show on map
  97. Charing Church of England Primary School (13.7km) show on map
  98. Heath Farm School (13.9km) show on map
  99. Will Adams Academy (14.0km) show on map
  100. St James Church of England Primary Academy (14.1km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
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† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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