Highsted Grammar SchoolThe Abbey School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Highsted Grammar School and The Abbey School are secondary schools.
Highsted Grammar School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Abbey School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Highsted Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Highsted Grammar School was judged Good and The Abbey School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 61.1 for Highsted Grammar School and 35.5 for The Abbey School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Highsted Grammar School (64.9 in 2021-22, 61.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SittingbourneHighsted Grammar School | FavershamThe Abbey School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100Stronger figure | D43/100 | |
| Local ranking | 34th of 102 in Kent Stronger figure | 85th of 102 in Kent | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 832 | 1,110 | |
| Capacity | 830 | 1,226 | |
| Location | Sittingbourne, ME10 4PT | Faversham, ME13 8RZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 61.1 Stronger figure | 35.5 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 82.4% Stronger figure | 32.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 94.4% Stronger figure | 50.7% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 97.2% Stronger figure | 44.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.88 Stronger figure | 3.18 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 142 | 203 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 76 | 37 | |
| A-level average points | 33.8 Stronger figure | 24.6 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | D+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 36.1 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 9.6% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 832 | 1,110 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 12.5% | 38.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.2% | 9.0% | |
| SEN support | 4.3% | 7.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.5% | 6.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.0% Stronger figure | 13.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.1% Stronger figure | 38.0% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Highsted Grammar School
The Abbey School
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